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To stop them? i mean, a civilian stop them or they go out and kill more civilians, we cant let them do that. we had to do what we did. >> whats the effect of this on the watertown police department? >> i think it has brought great pride to all the officers in the department, and i think it has brought everybody closer, you know. i see that theres more of a closeness within the department than there was before because people realizing that geez, you know, i might not be talking to joe or tim or j...

>> i think it has brought great pride to all the officers in the department, and i think it has brought everybody closer, you know. i see that theres more of a closeness within the department than there was before because people realizing that geez, you know, i might not be talking to joe or tim or john or migel or jeff, he might not have been here today if things had gone differently. and i just think theres a closeness that wasnt -- theres always been a closeness, but it brought us even closer...

That were all right, that saved all the law enforcement lives that were on that scene that night. that seems like more than luck to me. >> had a good crew that night. >> i know what it was, i know what it was. >> what was it? >> we had a lot of help from above, no doubt. no doubt. >> well, its inconceivable that the job could have been done better or could have been done more heroically, i am going to call you heroes whether you like it or not. >> thank you. >> thank you very much for this, real...

Street, took a left running towards the other officers on scene and i holstered up, chased after him, tackled him. you know, he didnt, you know, get thrown back, it is not like the movies where you shoot somebody and theyre thrown 10, 15 feet back, thats not reality. people can take the bullets and keep on fighting. >> tim, when did you come into this? >> i was by the cruiser, i knew if he was going to get away, he would kill more innocent people. i engaged him in gunfire. once i couldnt shoot h...

An x through one of us or more of us and say funeral time for that person, were very lucky. >> its an amazing combination of decisions that you guys made that were all right, that saved all the law enforcement lives that were on that scene that night. that seems like more than luck to me. >> had a good crew that night. >> i know what it was, i know what it was. >> what was it? >> we had a lot of help from above, no doubt. no doubt. >> well, its inconceivable that the job could have been done bet...

Me and another officer try to put it on, the shot was too high on the groin for that tourniquet, then almost a cpr move, put my hand into the wound, blood was ballooning around us. he quickly lost consciousness, went pale white, and harvard university police officer and boston police arrived with a medical bag, give an option, chest compressions, had to rip-off his vest, calling for rescue, my brother, a firefighter gets out of driver passenger side, comes up with jimmy caruso. >> your brother s...

Thank god youre not on the ground, thought maybe i might have been. >> he heard the radio traffic there was an officer down, was worried it could be his brother, tim. >> first reports was that a watertown police officer was down, didnt know if i was off duty. we saw each other, just that moment of recognition in the eyes, and officer done hue in the air, tossed in the ambulance with my brother and jimmy, and then a paramedic got in the back, they started to work on him. a transit officer, who is...

What, kind of looked at his gun, then threw it at me, hit me in the left bicep here, turned, ran back down the driveway to the street, took a left running towards the other officers on scene and i holstered up, chased after him, tackled him. you know, he didnt, you know, get thrown back, it is not like the movies where you shoot somebody and theyre thrown 10, 15 feet back, thats not reality. people can take the bullets and keep on fighting. >> tim, when did you come into this? >> i was by the cr...