slocum clutches his neck, a reflex action doctors would later say caused by the head injury. as mcfarland provides cover, the wounded officer tries to run across the street. but slocumb veers to the right, losing his balance and collapsing into a chain link fence. mcfarland, knowing every second counts, runs across the street to get to his partner, putting himself directly in the cross hairs of collier's rifle. >> i might get shot but it's a chance i've got to take. >> first quarter mcfarland must hole center his gun in order to pick up the officer, leaving him defenseless. >> he proceeded to do what's called a dummy drag. he picked up his partner from underneath the arms and pulled him right out of the road. two residents that were standing by saw that, they ran out there and they -- heroically, you know, they went out there and helped save the officer. >> slocum needs immediate medical attention. the officers are on the side of