Kansas City police officer shot in the head talks about facing death, his recovery
Police Officer Tyler Moss shot after responding to call at 31st, Van Brunt on July 2, 2020
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Updated: 6:47 PM CDT Jul 19, 2021
Police Officer Tyler Moss shot after responding to call at 31st, Van Brunt on July 2, 2020
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Updated: 6:47 PM CDT Jul 19, 2021
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>> JULY 2, 2020. 31ST & VAN BRUNT, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. OFFICER TYLER MOSS AND HIS PARTNER RESPOND TO REPORTSF O MAN WAVING A GUN AT A MCDONALDS. >> WE GET THOSE TYPES OF CALLS ALL THE TIME, A LOT OF THEM TURN UP TO BE NOTHING BUT WE HAVE TO TREAT EVERY TUSIATION LIKE IT COULD BE YOUR LAST SITUATION. RE PORTER: DURING THE CONFRONTATIOWIN TH THE SUSPECT OFFICER MOSS IS SHOT IN THE HEAD. HE HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT JUST TWO YEA.RS >> IT WENT IN RIGHT HE.RE BOUNCED OFF THE BACK OF MY SKULL AND IT’S SITTING IN THE BK ACOF MY SKULL RIGHT N.OW HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN SAY I GOT A BULLET IN MY HD.EA REPORTER: THE INJURY SO SEVEER DOCTORS GAVE TYLER LESS THAN A 10% CHANCE OF SURVIVING. HE SPENT THREE WEEKS AT TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER UNDER HEAVY SEDATION. WHEN HE FINALLY OPENED HIS EYES HIS MOM WAS AT HIS BEDSIDE. AND SHE HAD A QUESTION >> HEY DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? I SAID, YEAH, I THINK I WAS IN A BIKE ACCIDENT. AND SHE WAS LIKE YEAH, YEAH, YOU WERE IN A BIKE ACCIDENT THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPED.NE I THINK SHE WAS JUST SAYING THAT NOT TO FREAK ME OUT BY SAYING NO, YOU GOT SHOT IN THE HEAD. REPORTER: HE HAD NO IDEA HE SHA BEEN SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY. EVEN AS HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL IN COLORADO SPECIALIZING IN TRAUMATIC BRNAI INJURI.ES QUICK SEEING ALL THE OFFICERS OUT THERE GIVING ME A SALUTE WHEN I LEFT KANSAS CITY AND I WAS LIKE ’MAN THISS ILIKE SUPER COOL BUT S ITILL DON’T KNOW THE , REASON WHY THEY’RE DOING IT BUT IT’S AWESOME. REPORTER: HE’S SPENT MONTHS LEARNING EVERYTHING ALL OVER AGNAI >> I’M SMILING ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW BUT LITERALLY EVERYTHING FROM, MY MOM WOULD TELL ME TODDLER AGE, LEARNING TO PUT MY CLOTHES ON TO EATING, TO SHOWERING TO RELEARNING HOW TO WA.LK >> HE’S RETURNED TO KCPD PART TIME, HOPING TO BE BACK IN UNIFORM AND IN HIS PATROL RCA AGAIN SOON. BUT HE’S GREFATUL FOR HIS NEW PERSPECTIVE ON HIS NEW LIFE. >> YOU HAVE YOUR GOOD THINGS HAPPEN TO YOU AND YOU HAVE YOUR BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO Y BUTOU WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO