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And the dirt road. sergeant ernst and detective scott stallman took us there. >> the package was supposed to be taped somewhere up along the power pole. >> reporter: greg carried a bright bicycle light, and gave his friend a child's baseball bat just in case. the men walked along the path and looked for the package, but couldn't find it. greg scanned the area with his light, and then noticed, there in the brush. >> he sees that it's actually a person laying on the ground holding a sniper rifle. >> that's terrifying. >> terrifying. >> reporter: the man appeared to be wearing camouflage. greg or...

Like, uh, like in the army. he was hiding in the bushes. >> i'm at home and i'm sleeping. >> reporter: carlsbad detective sergeant darbie ernst was on-call that night. >> it's all hands on deck and we're calling up just about every detective that is available to come in. >> sergeant ernst learned the 911 caller was a man named jason kovach, and he was calling about his co-worker: diana lovejoy's husband, greg mulvihill. >> he said that -- his friend greg mulvihill had been shot and they needed assistance immediately. >> reporter: ernst learned that when the first officer got to the scene. he f...