on the day before he was killed vowing to protect himself. dominique has the details from the west coast newsroom. himself dominic dena ti-natale has the details. >> and he had gone there for advice and weapons, not for himself, but-- the district attorney come by a couple of weeks to casually chat about guns. and on the friday before he'd been gunned down he'd been seeking protection suggestions to his team. >> very selfless person. he did not-- if he was concerned with his safety, nobody knew about it. it was clear he was concerned about his co-worker's safety. >> reporter: and kidwell saying there, that he showed him the handgun, as he shows us here, on the screen. it was used to--