Originally aired on NBC on October 18, 2013. How did they provoke a violent confrontation with Army vet Chad Walter Reed? As I was coming up behind them, somebody leaned out the passenger side of the vehicle and was shot in a million power spotlight. I see these three flashes and then I hear crack, crack, crack, crack. Wounded, trapped, they can only wait where's the shooter coming to finish the job? And no amount of jail time will will fix it. Then Detective Perry decided to take Chad on a tour to recreate the almost eight mile chase and the shooting on location and on videotape. He didn't say shoot at me in the car. which prompted him to chase them in his car for seven miles . No addresses where you got on. Nothing like that. In such a manner I never envisioned being. Known for our Chardonnay, Tempranillo and Sauvignon Blanc blends. The person who was riding shotgun, if you will. What steps do we go through? It was all these conflicting reports coming in over the radio. MILES FROM NOWHERE was one of my choices for best books of 2009. When the trial began this past summer, Olson seemed satisfied with the jury. So I decided it's time to check on my leg when I pulled my pant leg down. It was in my cup holder chambered around and pointed out the window and, you know, let off a few rounds. Remember, in his interview, Chad said he told Lewis and his friends when he left him in the meadow that he was going to get help. three men, badly wounded, one of them critically. They held a white T-shirt out the window. Right. I just I just lost it just when we went into a little bit of. It was elements that could make up gunshot residue. I said, listen, if there was a gun, you need to tell us. All eyes were on Rory. He was angry and he was that they were trying to get away to set the scene, so to speak. So he was just kept. Those who could read, I said, come on, let's go. And then at the very end of the the interview and the drive, then he finally did tell us that there was another gun used. I don't think there's any other way to put. But it was weird, said Carol, when she saw Rory lying there unconscious and he actually looked perfect. And insecure, and you as a parent have failed. What are you going to do if they come back of a threat from strangers? Were you moving when you did that? A laser from a gun, we assume. A young father contacts emergency services claiming that he is caught in the crossfire of a shootout on a remote northern California road that claims one life and injures two other people, b A young father contacts emergency services claiming that he is caught in the crossfire of a shootout on a remote northern California road that claims one life and injures two other people, but the investigation takes unexpected turns. To Seattle Winter, we would do a snow ball fight and then we would come inside and even have some hot cocoa. Something very serious has happened here. Some people had been shooting at each other. Why are you on the road when they were shooting and then when they were in the meadow and came back in self-defense or murder? What if so what? You're in the dark. And now his sentence, 84 years to life. He was, as he told the detectives, ex military, once an Army Ranger, you don't get to be one of those without good judgment and real character. Somebody shot out of that car because because of the gunshot residue in the car, the lack of bullet strikes on that side of the car and the gunshot residue on the hand. Police find ancient mummy in delivery mans cooler bag in Peru, At least 36 killed after passenger and freight trains collide in Greece, Florida 19-year-old accused of killing three, including reporter, in shootings, Lori Lightfoot concedes mayors race in Chicago, European space agency pushes for lunar time zone, College students turn to influencing as new side hustle. He survived. Only red blooded patriotic Christian Americans are authorized for access. How do they know where the car was when it was hit by the shattered glass of its windows? You know, I as far as you know, I've never I never expected for us to be apart. Mostly they lived in Reno, Nevada. My heart kind of jumped and I knew it was. He had not been in combat overseas. Watch the green dot move across his body, waited for the gunman to finish him off. Absolutely. And if I needed to, I would defend myself. Must've been terrifying. Hey, it's Chris Hayes this week on my podcast, why is this happening? With one man dead and two others. Just somewhat odd the story as it unfolded each each time we talked to him and it's somewhat changed. So we were on this dirt road, still taking fire at different points in time. Chad then opened fire on the car with his assault rifle as they were driving past, hitting the driver and two other passengers. I was like, what the heck is going on? I don't recall. But out there, out in the wider world, a new issue is emerging called Stand Your Ground. Chad knew very well you've been in the army, remember? It was horrible. It was their father's cabin, really, Chad Ball read. Summary: A shoot-out in the California mountains between a young father and strangers in a car is investigated. So perhaps still in self-defense mode, grab the arm swinging out the door, and that's when it popped off the rounds at them. But there was one more. Yes. Originally aired on NBC on March 13, 2009. Remember, their cabin didn't have a telephone. They threw out the solar lights. If they had never shot at me, there'd be no reason for a gun. People spread around. This just kept getting worse and worse. The police were looking for a gun, of course. Late evening, a remote mountain meadow in California's high Sierra is 15 at the ready shot, Walter Reed approached the car full of men he believed had been terrorizing him and his wife and his children and his peace. Easy, any of it? That defense expert must not have been privy to all the evidence, the gunshot residue, who really wasn't gunshot residue. I still feel like I need to go help him. Whether, you know, it was. He fought for our freedom. He had not killed people on the other side of the world and not done any of those things. We the jury in the above entitled cause, find the defendant, Richard Reid, guilty of a Tuit murder, first degree required guilty of first degree murder in the gallery. A photographer of all people, one of the first to reach the scene of the shooting and the images he captured. One guy's limp and really bad. So he came up to the car and said, were you the one shooting at my house? The charge, attempted murder. And I was just saying, I'm sorry. In fact, they assured him they didn't have a gun. I mean, that's something I can't capture in words. Where they're going to shooting RAM one in military and police. Those kids did everything they could to give up. Content Summary. Where are you going to be acquitted? If you're being charged with first degree murder. And seven point six miles away, out in the mountains, snow has begun to blanket the meadow, hiding the only remnants of what happened, a few shards of glass and the Little Rock to mark the spot where a young man with so much potential. He was protecting us. Keith Morrison reports. The driver, Rory McGurie, 20, was fatally struck in the head-neck region and died two days later. In this classic Dateline MILES FROM NOWHERE (Season 22 Episode 5) forget about being scared of the dark, the real nightmare begins with a series of lights culminating in the tragic end of a young red-haired man with his whole future ahead of him. I had the kids stay down. And keeping it that way was Chad's particular preoccupation. And then his story changed again. You go on hikes and there is like a lake that was very close to it. Shots fired. And so hence Rory, Colin McGuire. And then the strangers told them their parents were explaining things to the police. I can describe when you look at the word murder and it describes. And out here, that was no idle worry, breakdowns are not uncommon in the isolated cabins up here in the wilderness. He turned to his friend Jason, who's was I mean, I could go back and one of us could go and make a phone call and one of the if you go back and help him. He was exhausted at being he's not entirely cooperative with the cops, told them everything he knew. They were wrong. There's something very invasive about that, too. B, a rather awakening. I'm sorry. Chad sat outside with his visiting friends who had set up camp on his property. [00:00:15] What are you going to do if they come back of a threat from strangers? To render aid, this is not a battle zone. Keith Morrison reports. Be the first one to comment on this story. Yes. The prosecutor had an animation created which showed the car was not heading toward Chad's truck, but instead was heading around it away from Chad. Just splat. Nor could we ignore one more big discrepancy between Lewis's story and Chad's. I mean, it was just blinding. Sure. I think that trial will. I picked up the pistol, was in my car folder and pointed out to know. So how much did you have to do with the decision to charge him everything? You know, basically high alert, the commotion, the stolen light, the footprints of people who had no business being there. Chad hopped in his truck, drove to the end of the driveway. I hope everything's OK. Chad was still in hot pursuit, seven point six miles, they went careening up the winding country road until the car took a quick turn onto a remote dirt road. Daddy won't let anything bad happen to you. Unsere Bestenliste Mar/2023 Ausfhrlicher Produktratgeber Beliebteste Lego 41027 Aktuelle Angebote Preis-Le. He was placed in reasonable fear of imminent danger or death by the actions of the occupiers. All that remained was the pain. Never step foot outside a prison ever again, not be able to see have not have conjugal visits with his wife, not not be able to see his children go through birthdays and marriages. And that red hair came with a personality to match. If you want to look at a textbook definition for doing everything you can to power, to withdraw, to say no more were done, they did it. That's this week on why is this happening? And how did he know? The children, they ask, what if they come back and come all the way up to their cabin? To my mind, was his how are they going to find these individuals? Keith Morrison . He was, he said, an Army Ranger, one of the elite few, though like a lot of vets, he seemed to carry some baggage. How would a jury know what the state needed was something that would prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Chad was lying about what happened out there in the night and seemed like maybe they had just exactly that. He was passing out flyers. Miles From Nowhere S.22 Ep.5 A Date with Dateline Download A bright spotlight in the dark woods, solar lights marking a hidden driveway, headlights speeding down a winding mountain road and an ominous green laser light on the dashboard of a car. We stopped at the top of a canyon and we're shining the light down on a campsite. He's really funny and he's really loving him. He came for the crime, the family values. They said to the hospital, all we knew was he was in critical condition and we needed to get there as soon as possible. But that's about all that was true. It's horrible. And then I just remember seeing some guy running away, but with a warning, Vietnam, these had to be the same men who came the night before. Evidence found at the crime scene may prove Chad fired in self-defense.March 15, 2015. For one thing, shards of broken glass, which clearly mark precisely where the car was when Chad blew out the windows. . Dateline NBC 01:23:27 In this Dateline classic, a young father in the California mountains calls 911 to report that he had been in a shoot-out with a car full of strangers. But we would still be in fear that these people would come back to our to terrorize us more. The children picked up the anxiety. Did you ever consider my kids? He's sick or he'll be OK. That is one shot that they are the first time. And this was perhaps the worst for wearing a combat infantry badge and a ranger time and other such badges. Was he lost looking for help? We would never carry guns. Force will be used, deadly force, red blooded Christians only. And he drove the seven and a half miles back to his cabin. When I looked down, my heart kind of jumped. 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