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>> this time, police were able to hear him and help is on the way. his breathing becomes heavy. he's close to death. >> i actually had an image of my wife waving, after we had just had dinner earlier that day. and i was thinking about my little girl back at home. >> he summons the strength to relay critical information on the suspects. >> 1414, can you give me any kind of vehicle information? >> tyler, it's going to be a blue pickup truck with two hispanic males. >> help arrives within minutes as cops begin a hunt for the blue pickup. trooper stone is still conscious but in critical condition....

>> weed. >> what? >> weed. >> weed? >> yeah. >> it kind of caught me off guard. normally, they make you drag the answer out of them. so, i asked him again. i said, is it weed? he said, yes, it's weed. and i set that down on my patrol car because he's going to be under arrest for possession of marijuana. okay. i got a bag full of drugs here. >> the situation grows tense as trooper stone places the driver under arrest. >> turn around. place your hands behind your back. you're under arrest. stop. >> but before he can get the handcuffs on -- >> stay in the car! >> the passenger door opens. trooper...

>> weed. >> what? >> weed. >> weed? >> yeah. >> trooper stone prepares to arrest the suspect for possession of marijuana. >> place your hands behind your back. you're under arrest. >> and as soon as the detention happened, that's when the scene flipped. >> stay in the car! get in the car! >> the passenger exits the vehicle, and the two men open fire on the trooper. >> total complete disregard for human life. >> trooper stone is shot multiple times but is able to call for help and backup. >> it's going to be a blue pickup truck. two hispanic males. >> with the description, officers are able to ...

Stay in the car! get in the car! >> the driver and passenger both pull guns. >> the driver was able to use his free right hand -- i never did observe a gun. so, that tells me it was further down and hidden from my view. and in the video, you can see him dig down in there and pull a semiautomatic pistol out of his pants. >> they both unload their weapons. trooper stone falls down an embankment before he can fire back. >> it's believed they took about 20 shots at me. so, they fired until the guns were empty. >> they flee the scene, leaving the police officer for dead on the side of the road. >> ...

>> weed. >> what? >> weed. >> weed? >> yeah. >> it kind of caught me off guard. normally, they make you drag the answer out of them. so, i asked him again. i said, is it weed? he said, yes, it's weed. and i set that down on my patrol car because he's going to be under arrest for possession of marijuana. okay. i got a bag full of drugs here. >> the situation grows tense as trooper stone places the driver under arrest. >> turn around. place your hands behind your back. you're under arrest. stop. >> but before he can get the handcuffs on -- >> stay in the car! >> the passenger door opens. trooper...