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Because of that. >> somehow, the commander finds the strength to throw a garbage can at the gunman hoping to distract him while he scrambles to safety. but lamar moore has also been shot. he falls to the floor, fatally wounded. officer david anderson and commander davis are rushed to the hospital. sergeant marcellus ball rides with the commander in the back seat of a squad car, struggling to stop the bleeding with his own shirt. >> i was just talking to him. and he wouldn't respond. i was really, really nervous at that point. >> davis makes it to the hospital alive. he loses parts of his finge...

Sergeant satee's gun and tries to fend off the attacker. [ gunshots ] >> i fired several shots after ducking down and looking back up, trying to use cover and conceal at the same time. >> officer theodore jackson also returns fire. then suddenly, lamar moore makes a running leap over the front desk landing close to commander davis. >> i didn't even see him jump over the desk. once i looked back up, he was right there in my face with a shotgun. >> at one point, we were probably no more than a foot and a half apart from each other. it was probably that close. >> moore shoots davis in the hand. a...

And also hits him in the back. >> the gun i had, that was actually blown out of my hand. my hands are still injured because of that. >> somehow, the commander finds the strength to throw a garbage can at the gunman hoping to distract him while he scrambles to safety. but lamar moore has also been shot. he falls to the floor, fatally wounded. officer david anderson and commander davis are rushed to the hospital. sergeant marcellus ball rides with the commander in the back seat of a squad car, struggling to stop the bleeding with his own shirt. >> i was just talking to him. and he wouldn't respo...

Was a few incidents that happened within my precinct that as a commanding officer i had to address. >> surveillance cameras cover two portions of the precinct's lobby. the area in front of the reception desk and the space behind the desk. 38-year-old lamar moore enters and walks slowly through the room. suddenly, he opens fire. >> i see big man with a shotgun. i felt pain in my ear. i reached it. i see blood. >> sergeant satee is shot in the neck. officer david andersson who just started his shift is shot in the forehead. >> just heard a very, very loud boom. felt like i was hit in the head wi...

>> authorities believe that gunman lamar moore's attack was a kind of suicide attempt, possibly motivated by a police investigation into alleged sexual misconduct. >> we are fairly confident that this was a suicide by cop because apparently the gig was up. we were on to him and that there were probably charges imminent. >> in the days after the shooting, detroit police chief ralph godbee releases the video to the media to show the extraordinary bravery of his officers in an unthinkable scenario. >> it's almost mind boggling to have that level of professionalism and reaction in a situation that...