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Officer down we need medical attention out here. and reached across and unlock dollars the drivers door, because thats where trooper vincent was. i ran around back to the other side and he -- trooper vincent started to vomit. so i rolled him on to his side, still not knowing who he was. i couldnt tell. once i cleared his mouth out, someones i rolled him over his name stuck out like a knee nationwide neon sign who. getting on the radio and telling them ohio was. where we was at. and that we neede...

Stuck in a ditch sunday. trooper vincent realized the vehicle matched the description of a reckless driver and started asking him about it. >> i watched that shotgun blast on that tape. i saw my trooper go backwards. >> good samaritans like this man beat authorities to the scene. wrestling with daigle investigators say and subduing him with the wounded officers handcuffs. >> me and sam handcuffed him and then we tended to the officer. >> he was an older guy. took three men to hold him down. >> o...

Of the state and all over our state. we have quite a few, and, you know, they stepped in where some other folks may not have. they were exceedingly brave. they placed the welfare of trooper vincent ahead of their own. it was a selfless act, a brave act, and were eternally grateful for what each of these men did. >> absolutely. and we are so sorry for your loss and the loss of the community. sergeant, thank you so much for joining us though. >> thank you, kate. >> of course. coming up for us, a...

Killings, did it? >> that will be in the police report but we have to be very, very careful what we say, he has legal representation and we dont want to give them any ability to go further than this investigation. well finish ours. well certainly tie him to both of those and working with the sheriffs office well work with the district attorney in lake charles. we want to piece this together to make sure we close all ends of this case and make sure he never gets out. >> just so our viewers are cl...

Goss joins me live with an update. stephanie, good morning. >> good morning, jose. this is a sad reminder of just how dangerous that job of state trooper can be, those unpredictable traffic stops. this was trooper steven vincent. he was responding to a call on sunday of an erratic driver. he confronted that driver. the alleged killer, kevin dagle, 54, with a long criminal history. according to state police, he had a sawed-off shotgun in his car and shot trooper vincent in the head. incredibly, p...