![]() ![]() So, I direct him to the radio and tell him to put it to my mouth so I could call for help. That's when I realize this guy's here to help me. Responding to a call for service was the most common circumstance in ambush cases, accounting for 25 out of the 81 cases examined, the report notes. "When I realized my arms aren't working, I started thinking of other scenarios: 'How can I defend myself with my legs and nothing's working on my body?' And as he gets closer I'm thinking we're going have to fight somehow. But the NLEOMF researchers found that police officers are also being ambushed while responding to domestic incidents. Because Kromm might not be here today if they worked. It's unfortunate my arms got shot but I'm thankful they did. "My first thought is, 'This guy shot me.' And my intention now is to kill Kromm. But I remember Kromm coming up - the taxi driver - to save me. "I saw the video - our car's rolling through the intersection," Tachias said. Two police officers one a 22-year veteran and the other a rookie were shot and killed in the Los Angeles County city of El Monte late Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Dorner then proceeds through the red light. Unbeknownst to law enforcement, Dorner was east heading into Riverside, approaching the intersection of Magnolia and Arlington.ĭashcam video from Tachias and Crain's patrol car shows them pulling up to the same intersection, in the opposite direction. The manhunt for Dorner, a rogue ex-LAPD officer, was underway. The shooting was reported just after 6 p.m. "But there's - it's not something you're thinking about constantly." ( WTNH) Two police officers shot dead in Bristol, Conn., were apparently lured to a home by an emergency call about possible domestic violence between two brothers, authorities. NASHVILLE, TN A Metro Nashville police officer was shot in an ambush while responding to a set up call falsely reporting an active shooter at a home in South Nashville. "Yeah, there's always a thought in the back of your mind," Tachias said. on Jat the FBI Indianapolis Resident Agency in Terre Haute. His partner, Officer Michael Crain, was killed in the shooting.ĪBC7 asked Tachias how much thought he gave to the possibility that every day as an officer he could face something that could end his life. Authorities have confirmed the FBI Task Force officer was ambushed, shot and killed around 2:15 p.m. ![]() "I just kept telling myself, 'As long as you stay awake, you're going to live,'" Tachias recalled. (KABC) - Ten years after former Riverside Police Officer Andrew Tachias was ambushed and shot nine times by Christopher Dorner during Dorner's violent crime spree, Tachias recounted the harrowing ordeal in an interview with ABC7. ![]() In an interview with ABC7, former Riverside Police Officer Andrew Tachias recounted being ambushed and shot by Christopher Dorner during Dorner's violent crime spree 10 years ago. ![]()
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