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>> sergeant kellerman and i joke around a lot with one another. when he said that, i just wanted to give some level of normalcy to him. >> everybody had a role out there on that scene. the officers that responded by shooting back had a role that they played. officer raleigh, when he arrived, he took on the role of being by my side. he knew ive been hit, and i cant say enough about him and what he does because me being on the ground and seeing all that blood, i knew i was going to die. >> im with...

>> though sergeant kellerman is lucky to be alive, the wult wound results in the loss of his right eye. >> i lost my vision but it wasnt as bad as it could have been. >> months later, the sergeant and his colleagues return to the bakery parking lot and explain what we didnt see on dash cam. most of me was shielded except for pretty much this part of me that was looking over my pistol. and thats when he took the shot. >> ambulance stopped. we went from your car to the ambulance and then the helic...

Shot. >> put the gun down, buddy! the first thing i thought is im losing way too much blood to make it. >> april 2nd, 2011, conroe, texas. sergeant james kellerman responds to an emergency call. a man is wielding a shotgun outside a nearby bakery. >> at the time it was pretty much all of the comments i had while en route. i was the first responding officer. typically here in conroe a officer isnt dispatched prior to the call. i was the closest when i went out so i knew there were two units respo...

Rifle, the shotgun, i thought he was going to disarm it. and he was looking to make sure it was loaded. >> police backup arrives and quickly gets into position. they wait for hill to make a move. >> come on, man! >> i saw that he had taken a defensive posture. he was laid across the trunk of a vehicle pointing his firearm at sergeant kellerman. i knew as soon as i pulled in and i looked over, i ha good shot. >> put the gun down! >> when you get on the scene like that and you make a decision that...

Lucky to be alive, the bullet wound results in the loss of his right eye. >> it wasnt as bad as i thought. i mean -- of course, i lost my vision. but it wasnt as bad as it could have been. months later, sergeant kellerman and his colleagues return to the bakery parking lot. and they explain what we didnt see on dash cam. >> but i took down a stance basically right here behind my car. most of me was shielded except for pretty much this part of me that was looking over my pistol. and thats when he...

Time i have my pistol out and point ed at him. he opened the shotgun and i thought he was going put it down but he was looking to make sure it was loaded. >> police wait for hill to make a move. >> come on, man. >> i saw he had taken a defensive posture. he was laid across the trunk of the vehicle. pointing his firearm at sergeant kellerman. when you get on a scene like that and you made the decision that deadly force would have to be used which i made quickly after he looked to see if it was re...

Shooting. it took me a minute to realize, hey, im still getting humor out of this. i can hear everything hes saying and everything thats going on. >> sergeant kellerman and i joke around a lot with one another. when he said that, i just wanted to give some level of normalcy to him. >> everybody had a role out there on that scene. the officers that responded by shooting back had a role that they played. officer raleigh, when he arrived, he took on the role of being by my side. he knew ive been hi...

Wound results in the loss of his right eye. >> it wasnt as bad as i thought. i mean -- of course, i lost my vision. but it wasnt as bad as it could have been. months later, sergeant kellerman and his colleagues return to the bakery parking lot. and they explain what we didnt see on dash cam. >> but i took down a stance basically right here behind my car. most of me was shielded except for pretty much this part of me that was looking over my pistol. and thats when he took the shot. >> ambulance s...

I remember hearing it, and i knew it was him that shot, and i felt the percussion on my face. >> just as i was about to fire my first shot, he shot. and it kind of distracted me for a second. shortly after he shot, i fired my first shot. and you see the window on the car that hes leaning on blow out. that was my first shot. >> in an instant, several officers open fire on the gunman as officer tyson raleigh races to the aid of sergeant kellerman. >> the other officers that were there, i trust the...

He walked across the front door, walked across the front of the building and put his focus on me. then and there i knew i was in the wrong place. hes got the gun aimed at me. >> the man with the shotgun is james richard hill. hes in the thick of a heated dispute with his girlfriend who works at the bakery. >> weve got people in the store. tell them to get away from the windows. >> even before officer ashley brockett arrives on the scene, he knows the situation is dire. >> the fact that he got on...