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>> crouching behind collier's white pickup truck, officer slocum clutches his neck, a relfex reaction caused by the head injury. as he provides cover, the wounded officer tries to run across the street. but slocumb veers to the right losing 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. >> it's a chance i've got to take. >> he must holster his gun in order to pick up the officer, leaving himself defenseless. >> he decided to do a dummy drag. he ...

Collier's sister said he would have been proud to see today's tribute. >> he believed in honoring police officers for what they do and first responders, that was important to him. >> organizers say the event raised $50,000 to help families of officers killed in the line of duty. to colorado, just call it a burt day celebration. he is having a week-long bash, with cake, special hippo snacks and free admission for anyone named bert. he is the second oldest hip pot must. that's fox watch across america. happy birthday to bert. it was a near catastrophe yesterday. a gust of wind turned the tar...

Police decide it's too risky for ems to cross in front of collier's home with the shooter still active. as slocumb moans in pain, one of the residents who helped carry him to safety, david lemke, officers a prayer. >> dear heavenly father, please bless this man. heal him. please god, please. help this man. i ask in your name, jesus, amen. >> mcfarland, too, does his best to reassure his partner. >> we've got people on the way for you, jared. we've got medics on the way. medics are on the way. it's going to be okay. it's going to be okay. >> but officer slocumb is getting anxious. >> i need to ...

>> i saw officers had their guns drawn. i pulled up on the curb and got the camera out. moments after all hell broke loose. >> collier is shooting at the officers in the street. rookie officer tim mcfarland in the foreground uses greg's car for cover. >> i see an officer across the street from me. i zoom in on him and i think i'm going to get him with his gun drawn, and i see he has his hands up to his throat and he has blood coming down his hands. >> it's mcfarland's partner officer jared slocumb. he's been shot in the left temple. the bullet traveled around his skull and exited the rear of h...

Slocum clutches his neck, a reaction caused by the head injury. as he provides cover, the wounded officer tries to run across the street. but slocumb veers to the right losing 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 crosshairs of collier's rifle. >> it's a chance i've got to take. >> he must holster his gun in order to pick up the officer, leaving himself defenseless. >> he decided to do a dummy drag. he picked up his partner from underneath the arms and pulled him righ...