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[narrator] In Wyoming...
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[Deputy Mills speaking]
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[man shouting]
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[Deputy Mills speaking]
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[narrator]
...a brutal gunfight.
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[gun firing]
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[Deputy Mills speaking]
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We, like, went from zero to 60
in a matter of seconds.
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[police siren wailing]
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[narrator]
In Marion County, Florida...
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[police officer speaking]
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...a shocking standoff.
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[Captain Batts speaking]
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My heart just jumped.
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There's just a face poking out
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in between
the branches of the tree.
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[narrator] And in Orlando,
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an inferno...
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[woman speaking]
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[Deputy Puzynski speaking]
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...calls for a daring rescue.
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[Deputy Puzynski speaking]
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[deputy speaking]
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The baby is, like,
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almost hanging
from one arm.
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[indistinct
police radio chatter]
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[officer] Yeah, come out.
Come outside!
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[narrator]
In Laramie County, Wyoming,
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is the state capital,
Cheyenne.
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Former Marine,
Deputy Mills,
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is on a stakeout...
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...hunting a wanted man.
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I've been trying to follow
and track down
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James Templeton Jr.
for approximately 18 months.
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He has an active warrant
out of Colorado
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for failure to register
as a sex offender,
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and he also has another
warrant out of Colorado,
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which was kidnapping.
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He also has an active warrant
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out of Laramie County,
Wyoming,
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which was strangulation
of a household member.
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[narrator] Deputy Mills
is outside what he believes
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is the suspect's address.
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And tonight, it's Halloween.
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[Deputy Mills] Saddle Ridge,
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it's a very
affluent neighborhood.
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There's 100 kids
trick-or-treating...
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[children laughing]
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...which gave me
kind of an opportunity
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to see
if this suspect was home,
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if he would open his door
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to hand out candy,
that sort of thing.
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[narrator]
A few streets away,
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rookie deputy Grove
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patrols with
her field training officer,
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Detective Delcamp.
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I had been
a deputy in training
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for about 12 weeks.
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Twelve weeks of training
in the cop world is nothing.
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I mean, it's not even
a baby cop at this point.
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[Deputy Delcamp] Krista asked
if it would be okay
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if we could patrol
through that neighborhood
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and hand out candy to people.
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I didn't have a problem
with that.
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It's good community policing,
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and so it lets the public
know we're out there.
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[Deputy Mills]
I'm watching his house,
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just being patient.
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Suddenly, I can see him.
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He continues to open the door
and hand out candy to kids
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that are going through
the neighborhood.
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I know that Deputy Grove
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and Deputy Delcamp
are close by.
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And so, I decide
to call for backup.
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[narrator] Deputy Grove
knows Mike Mills well,
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as he is also
one of her training officers.
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[Deputy Grove] He told us
to set up surveillance
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at the north side
of the back of the house.
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[narrator]
With a history of violence
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and outstanding warrants
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for strangulation
and kidnapping,
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officers must
approach Templeton
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with extreme caution.
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[Deputy Delcamp]
We were not going to
make contact with the suspect
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until the streets
were cleared.
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We just have to be patient.
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We know where the person is.
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He's not going anywhere.
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[Deputy Mills]
As the streets start
to die down and emptying,
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now my car is sticking out
like a sore thumb.
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James Templeton starts
coming outside the front door
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to look at my patrol vehicle
and then run back inside.
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I make the decision,
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I'm gonna go up
to the front door
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and wait
for the other officers
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to also put themselves
in position
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before making contact.
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But as I got
into that position,
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James comes out
of the front door.
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[indistinct shouting]
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[Deputy Mills speaking]
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[Templeton speaking]
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[Deputy Mills]
We were pretty close,
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8-10 ft. away
from each other.
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I do what I can
to try and detain him,
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but he makes it
back to the front door.
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So I place my foot
inside of the door
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to keep it from closing.
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[Deputy Grove]
We heard over the radio
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to step it up
to the front door.
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Usually when that happens,
something bad's going on.
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[Deputy Mills]
I'm in a poor position.
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I try and teach
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never stand
in the front of a door
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because a lot of officers
can get killed that way.
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In law enforcement context,
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that's obviously
the fatal funnel.
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[Deputy Mills shouting]
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[Templeton shouting]
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I know that
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he doesn't have a shotgun
in his hand
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because his hands,
I can see both of his hands
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wrapped around the door.
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[woman speaking]
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[narrator]
But the suspect isn't alone.
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His girlfriend is inside, too.
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You can hear the female
on the other side of the door.
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I think she was
kind of in shock.
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[woman speaking]
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[Deputy Mills speaking]
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[Templeton speaking]
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The situation
has obviously escalated.
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[Templeton speaking]
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-[Deputy Mills speaking]
-[Taser crackling]
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[Deputy Mills] I arc my Taser.
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It sends electricity
across the front of your Taser
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without actually shooting it
towards somebody.
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[grunts]
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[Deputy Mills speaking]
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[bleep]
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[Deputy Delcamp speaking]
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We, like, went from zero to 60
in a matter of seconds.
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[Templeton speaking]
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[Deputy Mills speaking]
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[Deputy Delcamp speaking]
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[bleep]
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[Deputy Mills shouting]
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[Deputy Delcamp shouting]
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[Deputy Mills shouting]
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[gunshot]
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[gun firing]
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[indistinct shouting]
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[Deputy Delcamp speaking]
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[screaming]
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[Deputy Mills speaking]
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[gun firing]
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[Deputy Delcamp shouting]
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[Deputy Mills shouting]
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-[bleep]
-[gun firing]
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[Deputy Delcamp shouting]
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[bleep]
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[fast-forwarding]
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[indistinct shouting]
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[Deputy Grove]
Everything happened so fast.
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Deputy Delcamp was standing
behind me as my FTO,
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still trying to walk me
through what's going on.
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That's my job
as a field training officer,
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to be there, to observe
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and to see
how she's going to respond
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to this high-stress situation.
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[Deputy Mills]
Right now, James,
you won't be tased.
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I suddenly
feel the door release
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and he runs
towards the kitchen.
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[indistinct shouting]
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I deployed my Taser,
but it didn't work.
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[Deputy Grove]
With no hesitation,
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I run in after Deputy Mills.
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That is my partner.
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I am not going to
let him go in alone.
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[Deputy Delcamp] I wanted
to continue down the hall,
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but the female
was behind the door.
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I didn't know if she was
going to assist the suspect.
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[Deputy Mills] James Templeton
was reaching to get something.
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I can see a pistol
pointed at me.
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[Deputy Mills shouting]
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I make the decision
to get out of the house.
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But Deputy Grove
ran right past me.
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Now she's in there by herself.
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[Deputy Grove] I thought
he said, "Get down!"
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I was behind the sofa
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and at this point,
James Templeton
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is on the other side
of the island.
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It kind of sunk in
like, "Okay,
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"things are going to
go bad right now."
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[Deputy Mills shouting]
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[gunshot]
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[gun firing]
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[Deputy Mills]
I believe I fired seven shots.
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He fell back into the kitchen.
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But I didn't know
how many times
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I had physically hit him
at this point.
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But he's still shooting back.
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[Deputy Grove]
I had complete tunnel vision.
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I was not even aware
of what was going on.
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[Deputy Mills]
Deputy Grove is now
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what we call
"condition black."
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Essentially, your brain
has become overwhelmed
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with whatever situation
you're in.
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But she is directly
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in the line of sight
of Templeton.
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If I don't do something
right now,
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she's going to get shot
and killed.
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[indistinct shouting]
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[narrator] Mike Mills'
military training kicks in
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[Deputy Mills] Essentially,
you become the bullet sponge.
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And so, I step in between
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Deputy Grove
and where James Templeton's
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that in the kitchen.
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Charlie-77,
shot fired, shot fired.
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He pokes his head up
over the kitchen counter.
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[gunshots]
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And shoots me center chest.
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[gunshots]
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I remember it hitting me
like a ton of bricks.
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I fall backwards
towards Deputy Grove.
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[gun firing]
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This is enough to bring her
out of that condition black.
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[Deputy Grove]
I thought to myself like,
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"I have to snap out of it."
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So, I crawl around
the backside of Deputy Mills.
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[gun firing continues]
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[Deputy Mills shouting]
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I need to get out.
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[gun firing continues]
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But as I'm scrambling
backwards,
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I vividly remember
getting shot in the left calf.
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It just felt like a hot iron
going through my leg.
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I remember thinking to myself,
"I'm losing this fight."
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[bleep]
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[gun cocking]
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[Deputy Mills shouting]
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I had actually fired
all of my rounds in the house.
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I start to reload my weapon.
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That's when I realized
that my left arm was broken.
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That's probably
some of the worst pain
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that I've ever felt
in my life.
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[Deputy Delcamp speaking]
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[Deputy Mills speaking]
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[officer speaking]
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He jumped out. He caught me.
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[Deputy Grove] It wasn't until
we got out of the house
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when I realized
Deputy Mills got shot.
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I knew he had been shot.
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I didn't know how many times,
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but I knew he was conscious
and awake.
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How he got shot
and I did not,
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I will never understand.
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[narrator]
Backup is arriving,
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but Templeton
is still a threat.
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We didn't know how seriously
injured the suspect was
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because he was shooting at us
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when we were
running out of the house.
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[siren wailing]
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We still had a suspect
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who was armed and dangerous,
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and we had no idea
where the suspect was.
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[Deputy Delcamp]
So the immediate concerns
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were whether or not
the suspect's gonna come out.
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So, Krista and I
covered the door,
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another deputy
covered the back.
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So, we had containment
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while Mike got aid.
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[Deputy Mills speaking]
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As I get back
to my patrol vehicle
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with the sergeant
that's showing up on scene,
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I asked him to apply
a tourniquet to my left leg
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so as to prevent blood loss.
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[Deputy Mills speaking]
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[sergeant speaking]
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[Deputy Mills] I didn't know
how bad that wound was.
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[breathing heavily]
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[narrator] The suspect,
James Templeton,
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is inside the house.
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Condition unknown.
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But so is his girlfriend.
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[Deputy Delcamp speaking]
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[Deputy Grove] Deputy Delcamp
tried getting the girlfriend
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to come outside.
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She refused.
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She stayed
inside of the house.
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So, obviously,
it's a very tense situation.
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Right then, tactically,
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it potentially
became a hostage situation
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with a barricaded suspect.
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[Deputy Delcamp speaking]
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And we just waited
for more officers to arrive
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and eventually, S.W.A.T.
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[narrator] As more units
surround the property
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to contain Templeton,
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officers see
signs of movement.
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[deputy speaking]
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[Deputy Delcamp speaking]
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Eventually, the girlfriend
does leave the house
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after the incident.
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[narrator] S.W.A.T. officers
arrive on scene
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and search the property.
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[deputy]
Sounds like dude left on foot.
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[narrator] They find Templeton
deceased in the bathroom
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with a loaded gun.
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[Deputy Mills]
He did not surrender.
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He essentially
just sat in the bathroom
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waiting for other officers
to come in
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to ambush them, to kill them
until he died of his injuries.
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[Deputy Mills groans]
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[narrator] The extent
of Mike Mills own injuries
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becomes apparent.
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[sergeant speaking]
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[Deputy Mills] I'm trying to
describe where the pain is.
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I'm trying to describe
where my injuries are
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to the ambulance personnel.
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[sergeant speaking]
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The bullet that had struck me
in my left chest,
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and the concern there is that
it might puncture a lung
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and give you what's called
a sucking chest wound
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that would cause you
to die very quickly.
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[coughs]
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[groans]
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We had kind of
came to the conclusion
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that that was not the case,
332
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um, because my breathing
was completely fine.
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[sergeant speaking]
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[indistinct]
335
00:14:10,367 --> 00:14:13,567
I remember the sergeant
kind of doing a check on me
336
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and Deputy Delcamp
337
00:14:14,867 --> 00:14:17,000
to make sure
that we weren't shot.
338
00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:18,667
[sergeant speaking]
339
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[officer over radio]
340
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And it kind of suck in
a little bit more
341
00:14:28,300 --> 00:14:29,967
of what had just happened.
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[exclaims]
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I had never gone through
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something like that,
obviously,
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especially 12 weeks
into training.
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00:14:36,300 --> 00:14:38,700
So, the adrenaline
started to dump,
347
00:14:38,700 --> 00:14:41,734
and that's when
the emotion came out.
348
00:14:45,266 --> 00:14:46,734
[indistinct shouting]
349
00:14:48,266 --> 00:14:50,667
During training, they tell you
about tunnel vision,
350
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and it's one of those things
that you cannot control.
351
00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:57,700
I remember everything
just slowing down.
352
00:14:57,700 --> 00:14:59,667
Everything was in slow motion.
353
00:14:59,667 --> 00:15:02,266
I could still see what
was going on at this point.
354
00:15:02,266 --> 00:15:04,500
But sitting there
thinking to myself
355
00:15:04,500 --> 00:15:06,100
for that split second of,
356
00:15:06,100 --> 00:15:07,667
"This is where I die."
357
00:15:08,767 --> 00:15:10,767
[gunshots]
358
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Having that thought
go through your mind
359
00:15:13,867 --> 00:15:18,166
is probably
one of the worst feelings
360
00:15:18,166 --> 00:15:20,100
that [voice breaking]
I have ever experienced,
361
00:15:20,100 --> 00:15:21,767
especially being a parent.
362
00:15:21,767 --> 00:15:22,667
[gunshots]
363
00:15:22,667 --> 00:15:26,400
It was then when
you kind of snap out of it
364
00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:27,567
and you do whatever you can
365
00:15:27,567 --> 00:15:29,567
to make it out alive
at this point.
366
00:15:32,500 --> 00:15:34,900
[narrator] Deputy Mills'
use of deadly force
367
00:15:34,900 --> 00:15:37,533
was deemed justified
by authorities.
368
00:15:38,567 --> 00:15:42,333
This event is life-changing
for all concerned.
369
00:15:43,166 --> 00:15:44,667
Due to his injuries,
370
00:15:44,667 --> 00:15:47,433
Mike Mills
is forced to retire.
371
00:15:49,300 --> 00:15:50,667
Leaving law enforcement
372
00:15:50,667 --> 00:15:52,867
was one of the hardest
decisions that I had to make.
373
00:15:52,867 --> 00:15:55,967
It was hard
to swallow that pill.
374
00:15:56,800 --> 00:15:59,600
But right now, uh,
over a year down the road,
375
00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:02,166
things are definitely
looking better.
376
00:16:02,166 --> 00:16:04,500
I've been learning
who I am now
377
00:16:04,500 --> 00:16:06,834
that I'm not a law enforcement
officer anymore.
378
00:16:12,567 --> 00:16:13,667
[Deputy Delcamp shouting]
379
00:16:13,667 --> 00:16:15,700
I mean, to this day,
I don't know
how I didn't get shot.
380
00:16:15,700 --> 00:16:17,967
[gun firing]
381
00:16:17,967 --> 00:16:20,433
But because of Mike,
that didn't happen.
382
00:16:23,166 --> 00:16:25,667
Just knowing that
he took a bullet for me,
383
00:16:25,667 --> 00:16:28,166
not one, but three, um...
384
00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:30,767
So, it was... It was huge
385
00:16:30,767 --> 00:16:32,200
and I will forever,
386
00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:34,533
-forever be grateful for him.
-[crowd clapping]
387
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[narrator] In Florida,
388
00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:44,033
90 miles southwest
of Jacksonville
389
00:16:45,066 --> 00:16:46,533
is Marion County.
390
00:16:53,667 --> 00:16:55,500
It's early morning,
391
00:16:55,500 --> 00:16:57,000
and Sheriff's Deputy Ferguson
392
00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:59,333
patrols the lonely
country roads.
393
00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:03,266
[Deputy Ferguson]
New Year's Day,
it really isn't too, too bad.
394
00:17:03,266 --> 00:17:05,634
Most people are still hanging
out with family members.
395
00:17:07,767 --> 00:17:10,767
I'm certainly hoping for it
to be a nice, quiet day
396
00:17:10,767 --> 00:17:13,333
where nothing
too off-the-wall happens.
397
00:17:16,567 --> 00:17:18,667
[narrator] Deputy Ferguson
spots a vehicle
398
00:17:18,667 --> 00:17:21,934
being driven by a man
wanted on charges of arson.
399
00:17:24,266 --> 00:17:27,066
The call taker
described his vehicle
400
00:17:27,066 --> 00:17:29,500
as a red Camaro
401
00:17:29,500 --> 00:17:31,767
with black racing stripes
on it
402
00:17:31,767 --> 00:17:32,834
and Tennessee tags.
403
00:17:35,967 --> 00:17:39,767
[Deputy Ferguson speaking]
404
00:17:39,767 --> 00:17:41,867
[female officer over radio]
405
00:17:41,867 --> 00:17:45,834
We were informed that
his name was Jessie Kropp.
406
00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:50,967
With somebody
with an arson charge,
407
00:17:50,967 --> 00:17:53,867
the danger is very high
to the general public.
408
00:17:54,667 --> 00:17:56,667
Who knows
what they're capable of.
409
00:17:57,767 --> 00:18:00,700
I've never had any dealings
with Mr. Kropp before.
410
00:18:00,700 --> 00:18:02,166
I don't know if he's armed.
411
00:18:02,166 --> 00:18:04,367
I don't know
if he has violent tendencies
412
00:18:04,367 --> 00:18:05,834
towards law enforcement.
413
00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:08,266
Once I had made the decision
414
00:18:08,266 --> 00:18:10,000
that I was gonna
attempt a traffic stop,
415
00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:11,400
I activated my lights.
416
00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:13,533
[siren wailing]
417
00:18:15,100 --> 00:18:18,734
[Deputy Ferguson speaking]
418
00:18:22,700 --> 00:18:24,567
I've been on
quite a few car chases,
419
00:18:24,567 --> 00:18:27,200
um, I've never had one
flip me off.
420
00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:29,166
I found myself
chuckling at it.
421
00:18:29,166 --> 00:18:30,567
That was...
That was a new one.
422
00:18:31,567 --> 00:18:34,967
We had a crime
that warranted a chase.
423
00:18:34,967 --> 00:18:36,800
If he wants to run,
we're gonna chase him.
424
00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:40,166
[Deputy Ferguson speaking]
425
00:18:41,700 --> 00:18:43,500
I radioed Deputy Artman.
426
00:18:43,500 --> 00:18:45,433
"Get ready.
He's coming to you."
427
00:18:48,700 --> 00:18:50,767
I was the only deputy
in the area
428
00:18:50,767 --> 00:18:53,166
who could have set up
stop sticks.
429
00:18:53,166 --> 00:18:56,867
Stop sticks are used
to immobilize the vehicle.
430
00:18:56,867 --> 00:18:58,767
If they are
successfully deployed,
431
00:18:58,767 --> 00:19:00,867
then the tires are deflated
432
00:19:00,867 --> 00:19:02,000
via the spikes.
433
00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:04,000
[siren wailing]
434
00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,767
[Deputy Ferguson]
I bet everything on this
stop stick deployment,
435
00:19:06,767 --> 00:19:08,967
of it working
and hoping that it does.
436
00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:14,166
[indistinct radio chatter]
437
00:19:17,567 --> 00:19:19,934
[Deputy Ferguson speaking]
438
00:19:22,700 --> 00:19:25,800
I actually saw him
drive over the stop sticks
439
00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:28,367
and knew that it was a good
deployment and a good hit.
440
00:19:29,667 --> 00:19:31,967
[Deputy Ferguson speaking]
441
00:19:34,967 --> 00:19:38,767
Once I saw the tires
actually starting to deflate
442
00:19:38,767 --> 00:19:41,066
and his car
starting to lean a little bit,
443
00:19:41,066 --> 00:19:43,200
I started preparing myself of,
444
00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:45,266
"This is going to end soon,
one way or the other."
445
00:19:45,266 --> 00:19:46,767
[siren wailing]
446
00:19:46,767 --> 00:19:48,967
[Deputy Ferguson speaking]
447
00:19:48,967 --> 00:19:51,166
-[tires screech]
-[indistinct radio chatter]
448
00:19:51,166 --> 00:19:52,367
[beeps]
449
00:19:52,367 --> 00:19:54,567
[seat belt unbuckling]
450
00:19:57,100 --> 00:20:00,467
[Deputy Ferguson shouting]
451
00:20:00,467 --> 00:20:04,033
I saw what I thought
was a long gun.
452
00:20:09,467 --> 00:20:12,000
[siren wailing]
453
00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:14,467
[Deputy Ferguson shouting]
454
00:20:16,700 --> 00:20:18,467
Once I got out of the car,
455
00:20:18,467 --> 00:20:20,667
I realized that
it was actually a bat
456
00:20:20,667 --> 00:20:22,100
and he was kind of holding it
457
00:20:22,100 --> 00:20:25,233
similar to how you would
hold a long gun.
458
00:20:26,166 --> 00:20:28,634
[Deputy Ferguson speaking]
459
00:20:36,266 --> 00:20:37,634
[sirens approaching]
460
00:20:41,500 --> 00:20:44,834
I'm just hoping that
he's gonna come to his senses.
461
00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:55,233
[narrator] Corporal Artman
arrives seconds later.
462
00:20:56,767 --> 00:20:57,800
My first thought is,
463
00:20:57,800 --> 00:21:00,200
how are we going to
get him into custody safely
464
00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:02,800
without any harm
following him,
465
00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:04,266
following us.
466
00:21:04,266 --> 00:21:05,634
[Deputy Ferguson speaking]
467
00:21:08,266 --> 00:21:10,400
[Deputy Ferguson]
When Mr. Kropp
pulled out a machete
468
00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:12,000
as well as the bat,
469
00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:14,333
he began making threats
with that as well.
470
00:21:17,166 --> 00:21:18,400
[siren wailing]
471
00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:20,333
[Deputy Ferguson speaking]
472
00:21:22,367 --> 00:21:24,233
[Corporal Artman shouting]
473
00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:26,066
[Deputy Ferguson shouting]
474
00:21:26,066 --> 00:21:27,266
[Corporal Artman shouting]
475
00:21:30,767 --> 00:21:33,100
[Corporal Artman]
Deputy Ferguson
had lethal cover.
476
00:21:33,100 --> 00:21:36,834
So now I switch to non-lethal,
which is our Taser.
477
00:21:37,567 --> 00:21:39,000
You can't just run up
and tackle the guy
478
00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:41,400
because he's got
the baseball bat
479
00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:42,634
and a machete.
480
00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:46,400
[Deputy Ferguson speaking]
481
00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:47,934
[Taser crackling]
482
00:21:51,567 --> 00:21:53,667
[panting]
483
00:22:00,567 --> 00:22:02,567
I deployed my Taser,
484
00:22:02,567 --> 00:22:04,634
deployed the first cartridge,
485
00:22:05,066 --> 00:22:06,467
no effect.
486
00:22:06,467 --> 00:22:08,166
Deployed the second cartridge.
487
00:22:08,867 --> 00:22:09,900
No effect.
488
00:22:09,900 --> 00:22:12,867
Due to his type of clothing,
the Taser cartridges
489
00:22:12,867 --> 00:22:14,266
were rendered ineffective,
490
00:22:14,266 --> 00:22:17,000
and at that point, my heart
kind of sank a little bit
491
00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,400
because my less lethal option
492
00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:20,867
is now gone.
493
00:22:20,867 --> 00:22:22,567
[tires screeching]
494
00:22:22,567 --> 00:22:24,233
[keys jingling]
495
00:22:27,166 --> 00:22:28,667
[Deputy Ferguson shouting]
496
00:22:28,667 --> 00:22:30,100
[exhales sharply]
497
00:22:30,100 --> 00:22:31,934
He wouldn't stop in a vehicle.
498
00:22:32,767 --> 00:22:34,400
He won't stop on foot.
499
00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:35,867
And he's armed.
500
00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:37,834
What is he going to do next?
501
00:22:40,100 --> 00:22:41,600
[Deputy Ferguson]
During a foot pursuit,
502
00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:45,300
the suspect has all
the advantage in the world.
503
00:22:45,300 --> 00:22:49,467
You know, he's not wearing
35, 40 lbs. of gear extra.
504
00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:52,233
[Corporal Artman speaking]
505
00:22:58,066 --> 00:23:00,066
When somebody
goes into a wooded area,
506
00:23:00,066 --> 00:23:01,200
the concern is,
507
00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:02,600
now you've got to go in
and get him.
508
00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:04,333
[Corporal Artman grunts]
509
00:23:08,367 --> 00:23:10,667
[Corporal Artman speaking]
510
00:23:24,767 --> 00:23:27,367
I lost sight of him
right by a fence
511
00:23:27,367 --> 00:23:28,767
in between two pastures.
512
00:23:29,166 --> 00:23:30,100
Um...
513
00:23:30,100 --> 00:23:32,000
He started
heading back northbound
514
00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,166
towards the main highway
we had just left.
515
00:23:35,767 --> 00:23:38,700
[Deputy Ferguson] I decided
to go back to my car
516
00:23:38,700 --> 00:23:40,667
and try and set up a perimeter
517
00:23:40,667 --> 00:23:42,567
and get other units
flooding the area
518
00:23:42,567 --> 00:23:45,834
just so we can lock
this particular section
of woods down.
519
00:23:47,867 --> 00:23:49,100
[dog barking]
520
00:23:49,100 --> 00:23:51,367
[narrator]
As more deputies respond,
521
00:23:51,367 --> 00:23:53,767
Corporal Batts and his K9 Jax
522
00:23:53,767 --> 00:23:55,634
join the hunt for Kropp.
523
00:23:57,567 --> 00:23:59,967
[Corporal Batts speaking]
524
00:24:05,367 --> 00:24:06,767
As far as I was concerned,
525
00:24:06,767 --> 00:24:07,600
we were treating this
526
00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:10,000
as if we were tracking
an armed suspect.
527
00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:11,734
So I brought
two deputies with me.
528
00:24:12,867 --> 00:24:15,066
Both of them
have their rifles with them.
529
00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:17,767
[Corporal Artman speaking]
530
00:24:17,767 --> 00:24:19,433
[indistinct radio chatter]
531
00:24:22,867 --> 00:24:25,567
[Corporal Batts]
I have to stay
very hyper focused on my dog,
532
00:24:25,567 --> 00:24:27,000
on his behavior,
533
00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:29,667
everything from the feeling
and the lead in my hand
534
00:24:29,667 --> 00:24:31,600
to paying attention
to his nose,
535
00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:33,667
to paying attention
to his mouth.
536
00:24:34,967 --> 00:24:38,166
My dog is searching
for the freshest human odor.
537
00:24:40,166 --> 00:24:43,166
My biggest fear was
this guy with this machete
538
00:24:43,166 --> 00:24:44,900
stabbing my dog
539
00:24:44,900 --> 00:24:47,367
or coming out
and trying to stab one of us.
540
00:24:49,300 --> 00:24:50,867
[Corporal Artman]
It's very frustrating.
541
00:24:51,967 --> 00:24:53,667
There's no visual sign
of the guy, you know.
542
00:24:53,667 --> 00:24:55,066
Where in the world did he go?
543
00:24:57,266 --> 00:24:59,000
[Corporal Artman panting]
544
00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:02,700
[narrator] But then,
K9 Jax picks up on something.
545
00:25:02,700 --> 00:25:04,000
[rustling]
546
00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:05,333
-[Corporal Batts speaking]
-[K9 Jax barking]
547
00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:19,166
[shouting]
548
00:25:33,066 --> 00:25:34,367
[Corporal Artman shouting]
549
00:25:34,367 --> 00:25:35,767
[Corporal Batts] Hands up!
550
00:25:37,100 --> 00:25:38,667
[Corporal Batts shouting]
551
00:25:39,100 --> 00:25:40,934
My heart just jumped
552
00:25:41,567 --> 00:25:42,467
like crazy.
553
00:25:43,367 --> 00:25:44,567
I look about 10 ft. up
554
00:25:44,567 --> 00:25:46,200
and there's just a face
poking out
555
00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:48,100
in between
the branches of the tree.
556
00:25:48,100 --> 00:25:49,367
[Corporal Artman speaking]
557
00:25:49,367 --> 00:25:50,333
[Corporal Batts speaking]
558
00:25:57,967 --> 00:25:59,166
[Corporal Batts speaking]
559
00:26:00,767 --> 00:26:02,667
As soon as we got up
close to that tree,
560
00:26:02,667 --> 00:26:05,200
Jax took me
right up to the tree.
561
00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:08,000
I was confused as to
why all of a sudden
562
00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:09,767
it looked like
he smelled something,
563
00:26:09,767 --> 00:26:12,266
then he didn't
and that was because
564
00:26:12,266 --> 00:26:14,300
the individual's odor
was up in the tree
565
00:26:14,300 --> 00:26:16,166
blowing over on top of us.
566
00:26:16,166 --> 00:26:18,166
[Corporal Batts speaking]
567
00:26:18,166 --> 00:26:19,700
[Kropp speaking]
568
00:26:19,700 --> 00:26:21,266
[Jax panting]
569
00:26:28,567 --> 00:26:31,667
You've got to pay attention
to the person's demeanor
570
00:26:31,667 --> 00:26:33,367
and make sure that
you're not elevating them
571
00:26:33,367 --> 00:26:35,500
and hope that
you're de-escalating them.
572
00:26:35,500 --> 00:26:36,834
[Corporal Artman speaking]
573
00:26:46,500 --> 00:26:47,567
[Corporal Batts speaking]
574
00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:01,667
At this point in time,
575
00:27:01,667 --> 00:27:03,867
he had climbed about 25 ft. up
576
00:27:03,867 --> 00:27:05,600
inside that tree.
577
00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:07,367
We have to be careful
578
00:27:07,367 --> 00:27:10,700
that in our taking
of the suspect into custody,
579
00:27:10,700 --> 00:27:12,100
we don't injure him.
580
00:27:12,100 --> 00:27:14,266
25 ft. up,
that's a good drop.
581
00:27:14,266 --> 00:27:16,367
[Kropp speaking]
582
00:27:17,767 --> 00:27:20,433
[Corporal Batts speaking]
583
00:27:52,767 --> 00:27:54,166
[narrator]
Specialist negotiator
584
00:27:54,166 --> 00:27:56,533
Sergeant Palmateer
takes over.
585
00:27:58,166 --> 00:28:00,300
I'm not necessarily concerned
586
00:28:00,300 --> 00:28:04,100
about what events
got him there
587
00:28:04,100 --> 00:28:06,266
as much as focusing,
588
00:28:06,266 --> 00:28:10,100
uh, on getting him
to surrender peacefully.
589
00:28:10,100 --> 00:28:13,066
[Sergeant Palmateer speaking]
590
00:28:17,700 --> 00:28:21,567
It's very important to be
able to use and articulate
591
00:28:21,567 --> 00:28:23,500
good quality conversation,
592
00:28:23,500 --> 00:28:26,333
no matter what the other
person is experiencing.
593
00:28:27,166 --> 00:28:29,066
[Kropp speaking]
594
00:28:29,066 --> 00:28:30,934
[Sergeant Palmateer speaking]
595
00:28:31,367 --> 00:28:32,333
[cell phone vibrating]
596
00:28:54,567 --> 00:28:56,567
[narrator]
More than six hours later,
597
00:28:56,567 --> 00:28:59,266
Kropp is still
refusing to cooperate.
598
00:29:00,200 --> 00:29:02,066
When you're negotiating
with someone,
599
00:29:02,066 --> 00:29:03,400
you're dealing
with a human life
600
00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:05,767
that it doesn't matter
if it takes five hours.
601
00:29:05,767 --> 00:29:08,734
The prize
is the peaceful resolution.
602
00:29:09,767 --> 00:29:10,667
[Sergeant Palmateer speaking]
603
00:29:24,700 --> 00:29:26,600
So going from daytime
into nighttime,
604
00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:28,600
now you've got
a change in the elements,
605
00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:30,000
and we didn't know
606
00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:32,033
when this guy
was going to come down.
607
00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:35,000
We don't know
if he may sleep up there
608
00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:37,467
and try to stay up there
all night
609
00:29:37,467 --> 00:29:39,634
and maybe not even
come down till the next day.
610
00:29:44,567 --> 00:29:45,667
[narrator] But finally,
611
00:29:45,667 --> 00:29:48,100
after ten hours
of negotiation,
612
00:29:48,100 --> 00:29:50,266
Kropp decides to surrender.
613
00:29:57,066 --> 00:29:59,667
I think what ultimately
got him down from the tree
614
00:29:59,667 --> 00:30:03,266
was our focus on him
as a father
615
00:30:03,266 --> 00:30:04,834
doing the right thing.
616
00:30:05,367 --> 00:30:07,967
And I think over the hours
617
00:30:07,967 --> 00:30:10,367
and hours and hours
of negotiating with him,
618
00:30:10,367 --> 00:30:12,900
we were able
to sink into his head that
619
00:30:12,900 --> 00:30:15,266
whether he made
a mistake or not that day,
620
00:30:15,266 --> 00:30:16,533
he's still a father.
621
00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:19,467
[Sergeant Palmateer speaking]
622
00:30:23,900 --> 00:30:26,667
[Sergeant Palmateer]
So, I believe
that was the turning point.
623
00:30:26,667 --> 00:30:29,000
It was definitely
as just doing the right thing
624
00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:30,567
because you're a good dad.
625
00:30:35,266 --> 00:30:36,900
[narrator]
Jessie James Kropp
626
00:30:36,900 --> 00:30:39,400
is charged with
two counts of arson,
627
00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:41,266
theft of a motor vehicle,
628
00:30:41,266 --> 00:30:42,900
resisting an officer
629
00:30:42,900 --> 00:30:45,233
and attempting
to elude police.
630
00:30:47,266 --> 00:30:50,300
He's been declared
mentally unfit for trial
631
00:30:50,300 --> 00:30:52,767
and has been sent
to a state hospital
632
00:30:52,767 --> 00:30:55,867
until he is capable
of appearing in court.
633
00:30:55,867 --> 00:30:59,000
The case
remains unadjudicated.
634
00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:01,800
Ideally, he would have
given up
635
00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:03,767
right when we stopped him
with stop sticks,
636
00:31:03,767 --> 00:31:04,700
or he would have stopped
637
00:31:04,700 --> 00:31:06,367
whenever we tried
to pull him over.
638
00:31:06,367 --> 00:31:09,667
But that's not the way
it went down.
639
00:31:09,667 --> 00:31:11,900
It was the result
that we all wanted.
640
00:31:11,900 --> 00:31:13,233
Nobody got hurt.
641
00:31:14,166 --> 00:31:15,867
[Corporal Batts] Props off
to my dog, you know.
642
00:31:15,867 --> 00:31:18,500
I'm just the dummy at the end
of the lead, you know.
643
00:31:18,500 --> 00:31:20,467
He's the one
that had the hard job here.
644
00:31:20,467 --> 00:31:22,900
He's the one that located
and found this guy.
645
00:31:22,900 --> 00:31:24,133
Good boy.
646
00:31:29,100 --> 00:31:30,667
[narrator] Also in Florida,
647
00:31:30,667 --> 00:31:33,467
80 miles southeast
in Orange County
648
00:31:34,266 --> 00:31:35,567
is Orlando.
649
00:31:40,967 --> 00:31:42,100
I've been working
for Orange County
650
00:31:42,100 --> 00:31:43,266
a little bit over three years.
651
00:31:43,266 --> 00:31:45,467
Some of the things
that I love about the job
652
00:31:45,467 --> 00:31:48,166
is seeing the impact
that we have on other people,
653
00:31:48,166 --> 00:31:49,867
being a role model for kids.
654
00:31:49,867 --> 00:31:51,667
As long as we're able to help
655
00:31:51,667 --> 00:31:53,100
that person right there
in that moment,
656
00:31:53,100 --> 00:31:54,233
that's what really counts.
657
00:32:00,367 --> 00:32:01,667
[Deputy Palacio]
It was the end of the shift.
658
00:32:01,667 --> 00:32:03,800
I was definitely
looking forward
659
00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:05,767
to just, you know,
go home and and rest.
660
00:32:05,767 --> 00:32:07,333
But we hear this call.
661
00:32:08,667 --> 00:32:10,634
[male officer speaking]
662
00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:13,634
[woman speaking]
663
00:32:19,567 --> 00:32:22,834
[female officer speaking]
664
00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:33,000
When we hear
something like that
665
00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:34,767
where it says engines
and multiple units,
666
00:32:34,767 --> 00:32:37,300
everybody goes
a little bit faster.
667
00:32:37,300 --> 00:32:38,867
We're the first
arriving engine.
668
00:32:38,867 --> 00:32:41,867
Then we've got to get ready
for victim rescue.
669
00:32:41,867 --> 00:32:44,033
[siren wailing]
670
00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:51,266
[narrator]
But ahead of the firefighters
671
00:32:51,266 --> 00:32:53,000
and among the first on scene
672
00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:57,467
are sheriff's deputies
Lugo, Palacio and Puzynski.
673
00:32:57,467 --> 00:33:00,567
The three-story block
with 24 apartments
674
00:33:00,567 --> 00:33:03,533
is being rapidly engulfed
by flames.
675
00:33:04,667 --> 00:33:07,000
[Deputy Puzynski speaking]
676
00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:09,100
When I got there
and I saw the black smoke,
677
00:33:09,100 --> 00:33:11,667
I got out,
I heard people screaming.
678
00:33:12,300 --> 00:33:14,166
[woman crying]
679
00:33:14,166 --> 00:33:15,467
It was like,
"This is really real.
680
00:33:15,467 --> 00:33:17,300
"You know,
this is a real true fire."
681
00:33:17,300 --> 00:33:19,600
[woman] Can they go
look over there?
682
00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:21,734
[siren wailing]
683
00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:24,834
The sheriffs
are automatically dispatched.
684
00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:27,367
They're on the road in cars,
685
00:33:27,367 --> 00:33:29,166
so they can obviously
get a little bit faster.
686
00:33:29,166 --> 00:33:30,300
So that's a blessing
687
00:33:30,300 --> 00:33:32,467
because you could have them
start evacuating, you know,
688
00:33:32,467 --> 00:33:34,233
the areas that
aren't on fire or smoky.
689
00:33:37,166 --> 00:33:39,333
[indistinct shouting]
690
00:33:40,166 --> 00:33:41,233
[officer speaking]
691
00:33:41,667 --> 00:33:43,533
[Deputy Lugo speaking]
692
00:33:54,367 --> 00:33:55,367
[Deputy Lugo]
At first, it was like
693
00:33:55,367 --> 00:33:57,367
one family
that was on the balcony.
694
00:33:57,367 --> 00:33:59,000
Then several other families
695
00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:00,166
started coming out
of the balcony.
696
00:34:01,100 --> 00:34:02,667
[Deputy Lugo speaking]
697
00:34:02,667 --> 00:34:04,133
[indistinct shouting]
698
00:34:11,166 --> 00:34:14,300
We have to be able
to handle that gap in time
699
00:34:14,300 --> 00:34:16,300
when the Fire Department
gets to the scene
700
00:34:16,300 --> 00:34:17,600
and try to do what we can
701
00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:19,567
as best as we can
to help the people.
702
00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:23,667
Trying to make it up
703
00:34:23,667 --> 00:34:25,867
to that second level
of the staircase,
704
00:34:25,867 --> 00:34:28,367
you could actually
feel, like, the blaze,
705
00:34:28,367 --> 00:34:30,433
and you could inhale
the black smoke,
706
00:34:31,166 --> 00:34:32,433
actually feeling the heat.
707
00:34:33,467 --> 00:34:35,166
It was raining like fire,
708
00:34:35,166 --> 00:34:36,867
like drops of fire.
709
00:34:36,867 --> 00:34:39,867
So, the building
was obviously collapsed and...
710
00:34:39,867 --> 00:34:41,600
[Deputy Lugo] The staircase
was fully engulfed,
711
00:34:41,600 --> 00:34:43,367
so we weren't
able to climb up.
712
00:34:43,367 --> 00:34:45,600
So I just gave
words of encouragement
713
00:34:45,600 --> 00:34:47,100
to the people
that were on the balcony
714
00:34:47,100 --> 00:34:48,967
until we were able to
devise a plan
715
00:34:48,967 --> 00:34:50,467
until Fire Department came.
716
00:34:50,467 --> 00:34:52,900
[Deputy Lugo speaking]
717
00:34:52,900 --> 00:34:54,333
[Deputy Palacio speaking]
718
00:34:56,767 --> 00:35:00,667
[Deputy Puzynski speaking]
719
00:35:00,667 --> 00:35:03,634
Someone said,
"Let's start kicking doors."
720
00:35:04,467 --> 00:35:06,767
[banging]
721
00:35:06,767 --> 00:35:09,700
We didn't have time
to, like, knock and just wait.
722
00:35:09,700 --> 00:35:11,634
[Deputy Puzynski speaking]
723
00:35:16,266 --> 00:35:17,934
[Deputy Palacio]
That way, lady, that way.
724
00:35:19,266 --> 00:35:21,233
[Deputy Puzynski speaking]
725
00:35:22,100 --> 00:35:23,800
[Deputy Lugo] The incident
is bigger than me.
726
00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:25,667
I can't really
worry about myself.
727
00:35:25,667 --> 00:35:26,634
I can only worry about
728
00:35:26,634 --> 00:35:29,066
the people who are being
affected by the fire.
729
00:35:30,667 --> 00:35:33,200
[officer speaking over radio]
730
00:35:33,200 --> 00:35:35,567
[Deputy Puzynski speaking]
731
00:35:35,567 --> 00:35:38,233
[man speaking]
732
00:35:39,100 --> 00:35:41,166
[Deputy Puzynski speaking]
733
00:35:47,667 --> 00:35:48,867
[Deputy Palacio speaking]
734
00:35:48,867 --> 00:35:50,066
[man speaking]
735
00:35:57,667 --> 00:35:58,667
As soon as we arrive,
736
00:35:58,667 --> 00:36:00,567
we heard there were
multiple victims trapped,
737
00:36:00,567 --> 00:36:02,400
and my first goal
was to find out
738
00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:03,600
where are they trapped?
739
00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:05,233
Who was it trapped?
How many?
740
00:36:06,567 --> 00:36:07,867
It's a tough decision,
741
00:36:07,867 --> 00:36:09,767
but at the end of the day,
the people that
742
00:36:09,767 --> 00:36:11,700
are immediately
next to the fire
743
00:36:11,700 --> 00:36:13,700
are the people that
need to come off first.
744
00:36:13,700 --> 00:36:16,567
[indistinct conversation]
745
00:36:17,467 --> 00:36:18,667
[Lt. Rubio]
This apartment complex,
746
00:36:18,667 --> 00:36:20,467
knowing that
it was wood framed,
747
00:36:20,467 --> 00:36:23,000
definitely can increase
the chances
748
00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:24,367
of the fire spreading rapidly.
749
00:36:24,367 --> 00:36:26,300
Fire burns faster
and hotter today
750
00:36:26,300 --> 00:36:28,567
with the furniture
and everything in it,
751
00:36:28,567 --> 00:36:30,400
because it's all synthetic.
752
00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:33,266
We have two, three, four,
five minutes to respond
753
00:36:33,266 --> 00:36:35,533
and put out the fire
before it spreads rapidly.
754
00:36:38,667 --> 00:36:40,166
[narrator]
As the Fire Department
755
00:36:40,166 --> 00:36:43,533
begins rescuing residents
closest to the blaze...
756
00:36:44,166 --> 00:36:46,000
[woman shouting]
757
00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:48,166
...deputies hear
a desperate cry
758
00:36:48,166 --> 00:36:50,033
from a third floor balcony.
759
00:36:50,900 --> 00:36:52,867
[woman speaking]
760
00:36:52,867 --> 00:36:54,400
[Deputy Palacio] All right.
761
00:36:54,400 --> 00:36:56,233
[Deputy Puzynski speaking]
762
00:36:57,266 --> 00:36:58,667
We looked up
763
00:36:58,667 --> 00:37:01,734
and she had the baby,
like, hanging off the balcony.
764
00:37:02,967 --> 00:37:04,767
[Deputy Lugo]
I was devastated.
765
00:37:04,767 --> 00:37:06,900
Getting her out of that
building was a priority.
766
00:37:06,900 --> 00:37:07,867
She's too young
767
00:37:07,867 --> 00:37:10,166
to be in a tragic incident
like that.
768
00:37:14,266 --> 00:37:15,667
[Deputy Palacio] Everything
else kind of stopped.
769
00:37:15,667 --> 00:37:17,400
I could only hear the baby.
770
00:37:17,400 --> 00:37:19,400
I know
everybody was important.
771
00:37:19,400 --> 00:37:21,867
But at that point,
the baby is the main concern.
772
00:37:21,867 --> 00:37:23,967
[Deputy Lugo] Come down
the balcony right now.
773
00:37:23,967 --> 00:37:25,667
[indistinct shouting]
774
00:37:25,667 --> 00:37:26,700
[woman speaking]
775
00:37:26,700 --> 00:37:27,934
[Deputy Palacio speaking]
776
00:37:29,100 --> 00:37:30,100
[Deputy Puzynski speaking]
777
00:37:30,100 --> 00:37:32,000
The apartment complex
from the third story balcony
778
00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:35,400
is probably like
a 25 to 30 ft. drop.
779
00:37:35,400 --> 00:37:38,500
If you fall from that,
you're gonna break some bones.
780
00:37:38,500 --> 00:37:40,467
[Deputy Lugo speaking]
781
00:37:41,266 --> 00:37:42,934
[Deputy Puzynski speaking]
782
00:37:43,367 --> 00:37:44,433
[woman speaking]
783
00:37:46,300 --> 00:37:47,200
When your apartment
784
00:37:47,200 --> 00:37:48,900
is engulfed in flames
like that,
785
00:37:48,900 --> 00:37:50,266
you have minutes,
786
00:37:50,266 --> 00:37:53,467
literally minutes
before it's too late.
787
00:37:54,467 --> 00:37:56,133
[Deputy Puzynski speaking]
788
00:38:00,500 --> 00:38:02,567
[Price]
Kids are very vulnerable.
789
00:38:02,567 --> 00:38:04,200
You can't explain to them,
790
00:38:04,200 --> 00:38:05,300
"Cover your mouth."
791
00:38:05,300 --> 00:38:06,667
You need to
get to them quicker.
792
00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:10,166
[Deputy Puzynski speaking]
793
00:38:11,667 --> 00:38:13,400
[narrator]
With no time to spare
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00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:16,300
Deputy William Puzynski
risks his own life
795
00:38:16,300 --> 00:38:17,834
to attempt a rescue.
796
00:38:22,567 --> 00:38:24,467
Will just started
taking off his vests
797
00:38:24,467 --> 00:38:26,266
and was like, "Hey,
I'm just gonna climb up
798
00:38:26,266 --> 00:38:27,634
"and get the baby myself."
799
00:38:28,567 --> 00:38:30,233
-[woman speaking]
-[indistinct radio chatter]
800
00:38:32,066 --> 00:38:33,734
[Deputy Puzynski speaking]
801
00:38:36,500 --> 00:38:39,500
The third story, 30-35 ft.,
802
00:38:39,500 --> 00:38:41,867
falling from that height
you can break your neck,
803
00:38:41,867 --> 00:38:44,166
break your arm, break
your hip, break your back.
804
00:38:44,166 --> 00:38:46,000
It's a significant fall.
805
00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:47,367
[baby crying]
806
00:38:47,367 --> 00:38:48,567
[Deputy Puzynski speaking]
807
00:38:50,367 --> 00:38:53,033
This is bad,
but it was the only option.
808
00:38:54,266 --> 00:38:55,533
[woman speaking]
809
00:38:58,100 --> 00:39:00,367
[Deputy Palacio] I thought
he was gonna fall on top of me
810
00:39:00,367 --> 00:39:01,967
because he was
losing his balance.
811
00:39:03,400 --> 00:39:04,500
I was trying
to tell him, like,
812
00:39:04,500 --> 00:39:07,467
"Hey, move here,
or grab here, or grab there."
813
00:39:07,467 --> 00:39:09,133
I was just telling him,
"Be careful."
814
00:39:10,100 --> 00:39:11,066
[Deputy Puzynski speaking]
815
00:39:13,367 --> 00:39:14,867
[indistinct shouting]
816
00:39:14,867 --> 00:39:17,033
[Deputy Palacio speaking]
817
00:39:18,667 --> 00:39:20,500
[Deputy Palacio] When Puzynski
got a hold of her,
818
00:39:20,500 --> 00:39:22,467
now I'm worried
about them, too,
819
00:39:22,467 --> 00:39:24,266
because he was
losing his balance.
820
00:39:24,266 --> 00:39:26,367
[indistinct shouting]
821
00:39:27,867 --> 00:39:29,600
[speaking indistinctly]
822
00:39:29,600 --> 00:39:31,266
[Deputy Puzynski speaking]
823
00:39:32,100 --> 00:39:34,233
[Deputy Palacio speaking]
824
00:39:42,066 --> 00:39:43,266
[Deputy Palacio]
As he grabbed the baby,
825
00:39:43,266 --> 00:39:46,367
the baby is like
almost hanging from one arm.
826
00:39:46,367 --> 00:39:48,734
So I was like,
"Please don't fall."
827
00:39:52,066 --> 00:39:53,967
[Lt. Rubio] Carrying
a child, it is very hard.
828
00:39:53,967 --> 00:39:55,200
They're crying,
they're flailing around
829
00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:56,166
'cause they don't know
what's going on.
830
00:39:56,166 --> 00:39:57,166
They're scared.
831
00:40:00,100 --> 00:40:01,367
[Deputy Puzynski speaking]
832
00:40:01,367 --> 00:40:02,600
[Deputy Palacio speaking]
833
00:40:02,600 --> 00:40:04,000
[Deputy Palacio]
Our main goal, you know,
was to save the baby.
834
00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:05,166
She's safe.
835
00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:07,767
[baby crying]
836
00:40:07,767 --> 00:40:10,066
[Deputy Puzynski speaking]
837
00:40:13,867 --> 00:40:15,300
-[exhales sharply]
-[man speaking indistinctly]
838
00:40:15,300 --> 00:40:17,367
[truck honking]
839
00:40:17,367 --> 00:40:20,934
[Deputy Puzynski speaking]
840
00:40:21,600 --> 00:40:23,467
It's okay, it's okay.
841
00:40:27,166 --> 00:40:29,200
[narrator]
Less than ten minutes later,
842
00:40:29,200 --> 00:40:32,400
Mom and Grandma
are also rescued
843
00:40:32,400 --> 00:40:35,233
and reunited
with the one-year-old.
844
00:40:36,700 --> 00:40:37,400
[woman speaking]
845
00:40:37,400 --> 00:40:38,233
[Deputy Puzynski speaking]
846
00:40:41,700 --> 00:40:43,800
[narrator]
It takes more than six hours
847
00:40:43,800 --> 00:40:46,567
to fully extinguish the blaze.
848
00:40:46,567 --> 00:40:49,233
The cause of the fire
is still unknown.
849
00:40:49,967 --> 00:40:52,367
Twenty people
are left displaced,
850
00:40:52,367 --> 00:40:56,367
but remarkably,
no one is seriously injured.
851
00:40:58,467 --> 00:41:00,200
[Price] This is definitely
the biggest fire
852
00:41:00,200 --> 00:41:01,867
that I've ever been on.
853
00:41:01,867 --> 00:41:03,567
I still feel like
it was yesterday.
854
00:41:03,567 --> 00:41:05,700
That's how much
I remember it.
855
00:41:05,700 --> 00:41:08,000
[Lt. Rubio]
I 100% relate to the deputy
856
00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:09,667
climbing up
and grabbing the kid.
857
00:41:09,667 --> 00:41:10,867
He put himself at risk,
858
00:41:10,867 --> 00:41:12,600
climbing up on the side
of the apartment.
859
00:41:12,600 --> 00:41:13,934
He did everything he could.
860
00:41:15,567 --> 00:41:19,200
I would call
the deputy's actions heroic.
861
00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:21,867
[Deputy Palacio]
Watching the baby
reunite with Mom,
862
00:41:21,867 --> 00:41:23,066
that felt amazing.
863
00:41:23,066 --> 00:41:25,266
It was like
our mission was complete.
864
00:41:25,266 --> 00:41:27,066
It was a really good feeling.