he sat there for a while. like he was looking around for something. i told the kids to stay down. out of sight, so they wouldn t be seen. was he lost? looking for help? she took no chances, she reached for the gun, chad had taught her how to use. i have my revolver, and i was headed towards the door. and then, whoever it was, backed up and drove away. so what did that do to your level of anxiety that weekend? it was really high? that evening, still on it, carrie and the kids watch a movie and fell asleep on the couch. chad left outside with his friends, will we were just sitting on the porch. the story of what happened next, is both complex and as you see, disputed. which is why we had shot our own
men did run. they could ve dumped a gun out there somewhere. but they did all run. remember the one shot in the leg. the one congressman documented with his hand stick you knopp, was found bleeding on the menu. he didn t bleed out. he survived. his name is justin lewis smith. and he s about to give his accounts of a july 4th weekend, on a dark and lonely road in the high sierra. coming up. confusion. terror, a very different story, both shots in the dark. the next thing i know, glass is exploding. it s just complete chaos. when dateline
a, no, not that i recall. no. why the initial reluctance? well, perhaps because the ar-15, which chad bought legally in nevada, was illegal in california. though, chad said he did not know that. and any rate, now chant detailed how we use the rainfall again, when he saw worries car make a sudden u-turn. and i thought that they were going to get out and engage me. so perhaps still in self-defense mode, i grabbed the ar, and i swung it out the door and that s when i popped off the rounds of them. when they drove past you, going back this way, you are shooting with they are? then yes that s right. and so there was, chad story, but, as detective listened, something seemed off. just some odd the story, as it unfolded each times we talked, it kind of somewhat changed, and that morning detective pay heard from his
back towards, him he thinks they re firing on him again. chad declined is take the stand in his own defense. so the jury did not get to hear him say he did the right thing, did what he had to do, when he squeezed the trigger. is it possible you are? wrong now. so, the case for self-defense in a jury would have to take seriously, and thus, prosecutor david hollister s big challenge, time to bring out a little ammunition. literal, trail of evidence to the grass. a sticky brownish black mass, that told a fascinating story. coming up, worries best friend, comes face to face with the man who shot him. when i looked at in my heart kind of jumped. when dateline jumped (cheery music) continue- they get it.