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Scene. his dash cam shows rankin on his hands and knees. the adrenaline rush is gone and hes bleeding profusely. >> he was hollering and screaming and said that hed been shot. hed been shot in the face. >> rankin is amazingly coherent, enough to give a description of the vehicle and the suspect. bray examines the deputys injuries. >> he said his face was hurting. he felt like half of his face was gone. >> some of rankins teeth were on the ground, as well as shell casings and his pistol. >> i rem...

>> supervisor -- whatever the supervisor was doing, he needed to be right back here. but its the staff, again, it goes back to the same thing. really dont have enough staff to try to do the things that you are trying to do. >> not enough staff and too many weapons can only lead to one thing. hours after our crew wrapped shooting, an inmate was stabbed in the honor dorm. the following morning, it was the main topic of conversation among the inmates. >> a man right there got stabbed two beds over,...

First challenge is sorting through a yard full of convicted criminals to determine who was involved. >> i dont know who was involved. >> was he involved? >> i dont know. >> oh, just hold up. >> suddenly, a "lockup" producer encounters the victim outside the prisons medical clinic. >> where? where do you want me? he is bleeding profusely from deep slashes in his neck, stomach, arm, and leg. >> he just attacked me for no reason. oh, im sorry. >> thats all right. >> hey, whats his name? >> ellerman...

I read the newspapers. i get two newspapers every day and i read them from one end to the other. i know whats going on. >> what is it? what is it? >> he ran away. >> hold up right there on the wall. >> in the initial seconds that officers respond to a report of a fight between inmates, the first challenge is sorting through a yard full of convicted criminals to determine who was involved. >> i dont know who was involved. >> was he involved? >> i dont know. >> oh, just hold up. >> suddenly, a "lo...

Goes back to the same thing. really dont have enough staff to try to do the things that you are trying to do. >> not enough staff and too many weapons can only lead to one thing. hours after our crew wrapped shooting, an inmate was stabbed in the honor dorm. the following morning, it was the main topic of conversation among the inmates. >> a man right there got stabbed two beds over, right. you know, i hear the dude scream. i wake up. i look. i see it taking place. the dude had his arm up, anoth...

>> it was like instinct took over. but ive never, ever done anything like that in my entire life. ive got four children, a great fiance, a wonderful mom and dad, a sister that were finally communicating again and ive got my beautiful granddaughter. thats what i fought for. >> eventually the thief realizes the only thing hes leaving this hotel with is a good fight and he darts out. >> as soon as he started to walk away from me after he was ready to leave, he puts his hat back on, covers his face ...

Pistol-whips and kicks him. the gunman tries to grab the officers gun. but rankin isnt giving up. >> all of a sudden, i felt like a jolt, like a rush of energy. >> rankin pushes the shooter away and runs to his car. thats when the suspect takes off in his own vehicle. >> i just felt this rage come over me. just this pure rage of this coward just shot me. got over the top, beat me and everything else. and now im ready to -- im standing up to fight back. and now hes running. and it really just pis...

He needed to be lead back here. it goes back to the same thing. you dont have the things they try to do. >> not enough staff and too many weapons can only lead to one thing. hours after the crew wrabed, the following morning it was the main topic of conversation among the inmates. >> two bets over and they wake up. i look and see it taking place. >> i was awakened saying stab me, stab me. >> naturally i jumped up and i get up and tim is putting his shirt around his arm and bleeding profusely.

First challenge is sorting through a yard full of convicted criminals to determine who was involved. >> i dont know who was involved. >> was he involved? >> i dont know. >> oh, just hold up. >> suddenly, a "lockup" producer encounters the victim outside the prisons medical clinic. >> where? where do you want me? he is bleeding profusely from deep slashes in his neck, stomach, arm, and leg. >> he just attacked me for no reason. oh, im sorry. >> thats all right. >> hey, whats his name? >> ellerman...

Blackened. the top of the roof was gone. the doors to the emergency room were blown open. >> reporter: now, the newly wounded flooded into the hospital. >> they began running through and jumping over tables, through our e.r. doors that had busted open. many were bleeding profusely. immediately when i started seeing them, all fear is gone for myself. i mean, those patients needed us. >> reporter: as the injured flooded to the hospital for care, mcdaniel was desperately trying to get his grandmoth...