>> face down on the ground, strier is handcuffed. police discover a second gun in his pants pocket. >> let's bring him straight to the lockup. >> meanwhile, gerald curry lies on the concrete with five bullets in him. >> paramedics are on the way. they'll check you out, okay? >> curry is rushed to the hospital and thanks to the tiny tree and his quick thinking, he survives. >> he is an extremely fortunate gentleman. >> dr. charles dang is an emergency physician who examines curry. the first bullet, lodged in his neck, is only fractions of an inch away from his spinal cord. this one bullet could have paralyzed or killed him in an instant. >> there aren't too many people that get shot that many times and live to tell about it. >> because of strier's poor health and mental state, his trial is delayed for years. >> and i want to make a statement. >> in 2006, he's in court, lying on a hospital gurney because of