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Jumped out of his vehicle and discharged his weapon into the drivers side of the mail van. and in that moment, i believe that is when the shooter was killed. because there was a no more shooting and a silence over there. it is not shown in the video, but s.w.a.t. did show up and they threw a flash grenade in the back of the van, and i assumed they did that to make sure there were no other threats hiding in there. >> yeah. so, that officer, he was in his vehicle and somebody was driving and he go...

[ gunshots ] >> oh, god, theyre shooting right there. oh, he hit the barrier. the cop just hit the agreer. get down, get down. stand still. hes shooting them. hes shooting them. they killed him. >> theres a shooting. were watching a shooting happen. >> hes shooting him up. he hit the barrier. >> the man who shot that have a video told me how it all unfolded. >> we had arrived about five minutes before the shooting took place. and there was police everywhere, there was a whole line of people behi...

I put the camera to where the theater is at and i see a bunch of gunfire going off. i see the officer walking up to the mail van and discharging his weapon into it. and i believe thats when the shooter was killed. >> wow. what was going through your mind? >> some very surreal moments. i never thought it would happen in my life. >> i imagine youre pretty shaken up still, now. >> a little bit, convyeah. >> did you happen to get a look at this man who was the shooter? >> no, i did not. >> what was ...

Look at this man who was the shooter? >> no, i did not. >> and what was the situation like around you? you talk about the mail van and the person who was shooting, who was eventually killed. were there a lot of people in the vicinity? was this man opening fire and shooting all over the place? help me understand what was happening. >> so when he had arrived about five minutes before the shooting had begun, i had no clue the shooter was even there. there was just police everywhere and there was a ...

And alex, that witness joins us now by phone. alex, intense to watch that video, to hear you. walk us through what you saw starting with made you begin reportin recording. >> well, we had arrived about five minutes before the shooting had begun and the police were heading up towards the hospital, which was next to the movie theater. the next thing you know, i hear a pop. so i put the camera to where the theaters at and i see a bunch of gunfire going off. and i could see the officer walking up to...

The cop just hit the barrier! get down, get down, get down. >> there seems to be no doubt, no hesitation. you just jump into action. can you explain where that clarity of thought came from? >> caller: from there it was all adrenaline. my brain wasnt really thinking. it was just saying get it on camera, because people need to see what is happening. and plus, id like to hand this footage over to the police. maybe it would help in their investigation. >> and we look at the video. it appears, you kn...

Driving, and the barrier. and in that moment, the police officer jumped out of his vehicle and discharged his weapon into the drivers side of the mail van. and in that moment, i believe thats when the shooter was killed. because there was a, no more shooting, and it was a silence over there. its not shown in the video, but s.w.a.t. did show up, and they threw a flash grenade into the back of the van. i was assuming they did that to make sure there were no further threats hiding in there. >> yeah...

Rammed into that mail van, and the mail van spun around and he jumped out of his vehicle and eliminated the threat. >> and with the regular sort of the police issue sidearm. >> yes, a sidearm, pistol. >> when you are considering everything that this guy, you know, driving this mail van had done over the last couple of hours and the number of people he had kill and wounded this cop was incredibly brave. >> yeah, absolutely. you know, wed like to thank the first responders for the way they had dre...

>> well, we had arrived about five minutes before the shooting had begun. and the police were heading up towards the hospital next to the movie theater. and next thing you know, i hear a pop i put the camera to wrp the theater is at and i just see a bunch of gunfire going off. and then i could see the officer walking up to the mail van. and discharging his weapon into it. and i believe that is when the shooter was killed. >> wow, what was going through your mind? >> some very surreal moment. i n...