Post 5:

     I think if I had to come up with one thing that would make it into a movie it would be something that happened almost a year ago.  I had just finished watching the Chiefs game when I heard a very loud fast pop pop pop pop pop from the front yard.  Our neighbor had a habit of shooting squirrels in his front yard on the weekends so my first instinct was that this is nothing to worry about.  However, the sound of the gunfire and how many shots were fired in quick succession made my girlfriend Sarah and I both pause.  “That seems aggressive” I said then I got up to see what was going on. 

     Walking out the front door and looking to my left I saw two Byron Police vehicles in my neighbor’s driveway and an officer on the ground in between them.  I ran inside telling Sarah to get the dogs, get upstairs, and call 911 immediately.  Getting everyone in the bedroom where I felt was a defendable position due to the stairway Sarah connected to the 911 operator and began telling her what we could see out our bedroom window.  She kept relaying information as I went downstairs with a handgun to check the area around our house for the shooter.  Seeing no one, I got my med kit and tried working my way to the downed officer when I heard the neighbors garage door open and the sound of a round being chambered.  That gave me quite a pause.  
      I returned upstairs where I could get a better look at what was going on and saw my neighbor take up a position in front of the lead police car and open up at the couple of officers that had shown up since the first shots were fired.  Gunfire was exchanged between him and the officers and I went back downstairs to see if I could get in position to help.  More and more officers showed up but could not see my neighbor behind the police cruiser.  I started relaying information through Sarah and 911 as well as giving hand signals to the officers who were forming up behind a shield to get closer.  One of the officers managed to hit the shooter in the abdomen and he went down.  He cleared his rifle and took off his vest as the officers rushed in.  I decided that it might be a good idea to ditch my gun and get the brightly colored med kit instead.  As the officers took positive control of my neighbor I ran to the downed officer which turned out to be two officers.  One having been hid behind the SUV for most of the incident.  There really was little to be done at that point except for first aid and praying that the ambulance would get there soon.  
      In the aftermath, I got to see the side of a crime scene that I really didn’t want to.  The different officers that were in and out and constantly on the property were professional and friendly.  They were appreciative of us providing whatever we could while they were there.  It felt as if we were catering a funeral to a very large family that were doing their very best to smile and say thank you.