2nd, 2006, everything is about to change. deputy rankin is following a driver who is blasting his car radio. >> i really thought he was a dui. i mean, with the loud music and the way he was kind of erratic driving, i figured he was a dui. especially at 2:00 in the morning coming from the city. >> with the police video camera on in the patrol car, the deputy walks up to the driver. >> all the windows are pretty tinted. even with my lights, i couldn't really see into the car too well. i leaned into the driver's side door to speak to him. and i thought he'd roll the window down like most people do. but he just opened the door up. all i saw was a flash, the bang. and that was it. i never saw a gun. all i saw was a blast. i hit the ground. but i thought i had died. >> as the officer lay bleeding, deputy ben bray is already on his way. >> i heard like -- we call it breaking squelch. it was just like static.