scenes ever caught on camera, a man is shot at point-blank range and ducks behind a slender tree as bullets fly. it's halloween, october 31st, 2003. reporters are outside the van nuys courthouse to cover a hearing in the murder trial of actor robert blake. but the real drama caught on camera that day is this. >> i just went down on all fours to try to scramble away from him. i knew something bad had happened, i didn't know exactly what it was. >> 53-year-old los angeles attorney gerald curry is leaving the courthouse after attending a hearing about a medical trust fund case. a heavyset man wearing glasses confronts him and asks if he is mr. curry. >> and i said, "yes, who are you?" i just remember an incredibly loud pop or bang. >> television news crews hear it too and scramble to the scene. >> there was a lot of people screaming. "oh, my god, oh, my god."