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>> ill shot your ass again! dont move! dont move! put your hands behind your back! >> an ambulance arrives within minutes and takes daniel roy smith away. smith, as it turns out, is a career criminal, who had escaped from a halfway house. after this incident, hes convicted of attempted murder and firearm possession and sentenced to 50 years in prison. despite being shot at from point-blank range, corporal mecham escapes the incident without injury. he attributes that in part to a premonition he ...

Corporal mechams call for help. >> he was saying words to the effect, i dont know if ive been shot. shots have been fired. i switched to emergency lights and sirens and drove the fastest and best i could to get there. >> as corporal mecham is radioing for help, he also yells for smith to drop his weapon. >> put that gun down or i will kill you! put the gun down! get your hands in the air! now! >> when i heard simmons sirens a feeling of relief came over me. i knew i had help and quickly it would...

And sirens and drove the fastest and best i could to get there. >> as corporal mecham is radioing for help, he also yells for smith to drop his weapon. >> put that gun down or i will kill you! put the gun down! get your hands in the air! now! >> when i heard simmons sirens a feeling of relief came over me. i knew i had help and quickly it would be over with. >> i got to the scene, corporal mecham was behind his car. i couldnt see the suspect at that time. >> hes got a gun, and we got to get away...

Warrant. >> when he started backing up, i immediately knew then, thats a telltale sign of when someone is not compliant that theyre the guy youre looking for. >> corporal mecham pleads with him to stop. dont do this. dont do this. >> i really thought he was going to run, and then a foot chase would ensue and possibly him be tasered, different things like that. thats what i meant when i said lets dont do this. dont do this, mr. smith. i certainly had no idea he was about to pull a gun. >> without...

Shave since they was taken. >> the picture and the i.d. seemed very strange to me. he had a full beard, very scraggly. it was a rough looking picture. >> the man gives his name as daniel roy smith and the corporal heads back to his cruiser to radio in the information. everything seems to be in order. corporal mecham still has to check one more thing. >> daniel roy smith, black male. 5/30/54. >> i typed in his i.d. number and ran a check through dmv. >> hes disturbed by what he sees. >> on the sc...

Minutes and takes daniel roy smith away. smith, as it turns out, is a career criminal, who had escaped from a halfway house. after this incident, hes convicted of attempted murder and firearm possession and sentenced to 50 years in prison. despite being shot at from point-blank range, corporal mecham escapes the incident without injury. he attributes that in part to a premonition he had the night before. >> basically, the night before i just had this feeling come over me that i needed to practic...

And best i could to get there. >> as corporal mecham is radioing for help, he also yells for smith to drop his weapon. >> buddy, put that gun down or i will kill you! put the gun down! get your hands in the air! now! >> when i heard simmons sirens a feeling of relief came over me. i knew i had help and quickly it would be over with. >> i got to the scene, corporal mecham was behind his car. i couldnt see the suspect at that time. he was in a ditch in front of the vehicle. >> hes got a gun, and w...

Roll over, my blood went cold. thats when i knew i didnt have any time left. i had to go for my gun right then. >> lying flat on his back, mecham quickly pulls out his gun. >> he fired the first shot, and i can still to this day, i can see the muzzle flash. i can smell the smoke. i can hear the boom. i can hear it all. >> but mecham is not hit and begins firing back. >> i know all total i hit him five times. i dont know how many bullets hit him when he was standing over me and how many struck wh...

And best i could to get there. >> as corporal mecham is radioing for help, he also yells for smith to drop his weapon. >> put that gun down or i will kill you! put the gun down! get your hands in the air! now! >> when i heard simmons sirens a feeling of relief came over me. i knew i had help and quickly it would be over with. >> i got to the scene, corporal mecham was behind his car. i couldnt see the suspect at many that point. he was in the ditch. >> hes got a gun, and we got to get away from ...

>> an ambulance arrives within minutes and takes daniel roy smith away. smith, as it turns out, is a career criminal, who had escaped from a halfway house. after this incident, hes convicted of attempted murder and firearm possession and sentenced to 50 years in prison. despite being shot at from point-blank range, corporal mecham escapes the incident without injury. he attributes that in part to a premonition he had the night before. >> basically, the night before i just had this feeling come o...