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Something in my nose. i couldnt speak. my parents were there and they had this board that had the alphabet on it so i could communicate with them and the first thing i asked is, pat, you know, patrick. and they said he didnt make it. >> what kind of person was patrick? >> he was just like a ball of light. amazing musician. absolute pacifist. you know, just a very kind of spiritual person, you know. the world lost a very special person that day. thats my first experience with death, and it was ro...

Josh goes into the kitchen area. and i go into "gunners" room. and i shot him. i hear josh running through the house yelling and im kind of half dodging gunfire in my mind thinking, like, this dude might have a beef. as soon as i see patrick, i shoot one round at him, bam, and he drops. i go back into the room. "gunner" is sitting up on the bed. were this close to one another and he has the gun pointed atmy chest and i hear it click. his gun had jammed. in that moment of fear, because he had the...

This is what i did. we had a plan. our intention was to take both of your lives and then take your stuff. >> how did you get in the house? >> patrick let us in the house. >> really? >> we knocked on the door and patrick let us in. he went back to the couch and he laid back down. i went into your room and you had woken up. you had the gun in your hand and you looked at me and realized it was me and because im your friend, you put it back down. as soon as you leaned back, you rested yourself back ...

>> im not sure if i even want it to go away, brother. i feel like patrick deserves that. thats part of it. thats part of it, bro. i feel those things for him and i know that his family feels those things, too. you know you feel those things. so a lot of it for me is knowing that as you have peace and i see this well being and the fact that you are sitting in this room, you know, that part does heal me, brother. that part does give me peace and i appreciate that. >> yeah. im proud of you and the ...

Thats exactly what happened that night. >> wow. yeah, i have no memory other than sitting up and getting shot. >> that moment lingers in my mind, brother. >> sure. >> it lingers in my spirit. >> right. >> so theres no saving face in this, brother. you know, it is what it is, and its ugly shit, and i feel awful about patricks life. i feel awful that i hurt you. its just the betrayal and its an awful thing to do to somebody, brother. i genuinely am sorry and thats the truth. thats what happened th...

Communicate with them and the first thing i asked is, pat, you know, patrick. and they said he didnt make it. >> what kind of person was patrick? >> he was just like a ball of light. amazing musician. absolute pacifist. you know, just a very kind of spiritual person, you know? the world lost a very special person that day. thats my first experience with death, and it was rough. when i came out of the hospital, i was angry. it kept me up at night. you know, i would play it over and over in my hea...

This space, brother, you know, you know, this is -- this is the heavy lifting. what do you want out of this, brother? >> i just want the truth. >> you want the truth, bro? okay. so do you want to share the way that you perceive it or do you want me to say -- >> ill tell you exactly what happened. i woke up and you were at the foot of my bed. i sat up and you pulled out a pistol and shot me twice. that quick. didnt say a word. nothing. knocked me over on my bed. i bled there for a while. i sat up...

Patrick and seriously wounded "gunner" johnson back in 1994. i really want to hear christians side of this whole thing and what drove him to commit an act of violence like this. ♪ >> van. >> you all right, sir? >> good to see you, brother. >> good to see you. >> thank you for coming in. >> i know, thank you for making some time. >> making some time. i got lots of it, brother. >> good point. this is the place, huh? >> yep. this is where we do all the heavy lifting. >> yeah. one of the things i ...

I had a pretty happy, carefree existence as a hippie. i didnt have support financially from my parents at that time. so i learned to sell marijuana. i thought of it not really as dealing drugs but as a service. it seemed really laid back. i didnt think of having to carry a gun, but eventually i started to because there was just so much money involved. >> and youre, like, how old? >> 19, 18, yeah. >> so, just take me back. describe what happened the night of the incident. >> it was december 20th ...

It was like getting hit by a boxer in the sweet spot. >> you were unconscious. >> it knocked me out. >> you were not expecting the first round. >> yeah. >> in that moment, brother, you couldnt have been any more courageous than to sit up and defend your friends life and defend your life. >> i have no memory of it. >> you did, brother. you had heart in that situation and want you to know that. i want you to know that you stood up for patrick. you werent there for that moment, brother, and as soon...