it was so fast. as soon as i saw him draw the gun the way he did, it was just instant reaction. drop the gun! [ gunshots ] shots fired. he eventually dropped to his knees. and we tried to direct him verbally to throw the gun away so we could approach him. drop the gun! he s still got the gun, dean. drop the gun! the suspect was still armed. you okay? he was still moving. and he still had the gun pointed down towards officer mcginniss. the gunman is down, but he isn t dead. and as day turns to dusk, backup arrives and disarms him. he dies shortly after on scene. he had a blood alcohol of 18. that s roughly double what would be legal in missouri.
Suspicious of something. with turner just a few seconds behind him, mcginniss cuts across the grass to get a good look at the man, dash cam rolling the whole time. by now, officer turner is on the scene. i really expected him to take off running, we were going to be in a foot chase. as mcginniss pulls up closer, the man turns around. that s when, without warning, the situation turns ugly. as i went to hit my sirens, i saw him bring a gun up and point it towards dean. i m looking into the barrel of this gun. it s pointed right at my face. drop the gun! [ gunshots ] so i ducked down and took an evasive action to get away. and bumped into the car door and fell to the ground. he wasn t being elusive anymore. he was actually in attack mode. he was going to execute officer mcginniss. he had no intention on running away. as the gunman closes in on mcginniss, officer turner races in, opening fire.
Others, they knew that if he got a traffic stop, he got pulled over, he was either going to kill them or kill himself. these details helped deputy rivera see that even though the stop did not go as he hoped he did everything in his power that night to save a man s life. i wish i could have done more. i wish i could have gotten him to stop, get him to put the gun down. you try to do your best to help people. sometimes you can t. you can t help everybody. coming up drop the gun! it s open season on police as a gunman shoots to kill. i made up my mind i m most likely going to get shot. when caught on camera: dash cam diaries continues.
And had marijuana in his system. investigators later learn the gunman, asaje chavez gutierrez, was once a soldier in the mexican military. there was also a warrant out for his arrest at the time of the shooting. we learned from the atf that the handgun he used had been stolen. he carried a weapon frequently. he had a couple of bullets actually in his body from a previous gun fight. after the incident, turner and mcginniss are recognized for their valor and courage and awarded several honors. they appreciate the praise but are even more grateful to be alive. i think that s what he expected. that if he just picked the time, charged through, that he d be able to carry it off. when i look back at this whole thing, i just think this guy was going to kill a police officer, take his car and just drive on out of there. it s just unreal. coming up an officer is nearly dragged to death. i remember thinking that if
Mayci breaux, one two of women killed in a theater shooting in louisiana. breaux and jillian johnson were killed thursday night when a man opened fire during a movie showing before turning the gun on himself. now back to caught on camera. welcome back to caught on camera. i m contessa brewer. for police on patrol, any day could be their last, as two veteran officers nearly found out. a brazen gunman ready for the kill. [ gunshots ] drop the gun! he was going to execute officer mcginniss. officer. he had no intention of running away. and a partner prepared to take a bullet. in a fraction of a second, i made up my mind, i m most likely going to get shot. it all goes down on september