routine calls sudden chaos. >> Police. >> Hey, police. >> Hello. >> These are the moments when officers walk into the unknown and some never walk out. From ambushes to deadly standoffs, body cam footage reveals the split-second choices between life and death. >> July 14th, 2023. Fargo, North Dakota. Body cam footage captures what no one saw coming. A routine traffic call turned into a deadly ambush. Officers arrive at the scene of a minor accident. But just across the parking lot, Muhammad Barakott, a 37year-old US citizen, waits in the shadows, armed with multiple guns, explosives, and nearly 2,000 rounds of ammo. All right, so where are we sitting right now? He's coming shot. Shot fire. AK47. He's shooting at us. He's not there by accident. Then he opens fire. A brutal hail of bullets rains down on unsuspecting officers. One officer is killed, two more wounded. Even a bystander is hit. It's a massacre in the making. But backup responds fast. In the chaos, officers return fire. >> We got shots fired. Central, we got shots fired. Central, we got shots fired. Central, we got a man with an AK-47. He's shooting at us. We're at Central. Shots fired. Shots fired. We got three officers down. Three officers down. Send everybody. Drop the gun. Drop the gun. Drop the gun. Drop the gun. Drop the gun. My [ __ ] god. Barakott is hit 21 times before he finally goes down. Later, investigators uncover the terrifying truth. This wasn't random. It was a planned military-style assault. His arsenal suggested he wanted to kill dozens, maybe more. What should have been a quiet call became a war zone. Security cameras capture the horrifying moment. A deputy fights for his life against a brutal attacker. >> Hey, boss. What are you doing? Be careful. >> June 7th, 2025. An Orange County deputy spots a man lurking behind a store. 24year-old Charles St. Flur. It's suspicious, but no one expects what happens next. Without warning, St. Flur explodes into violence, pummeling the deputy with over 20 brutal punches to the head. >> Hey, boss. What are you doing? Come on. Be careful. Good job. Good job, Daniel. [ __ ] you. >> Fire. It's a relentless, savage attack caught on camera. Bleeding and dazed, the deputy fights to stay conscious. As St. Flur tries to escape, the officer pulls his weapon and fires, bringing him down. Amazingly, both survive. The deputy begins the long road to recovery. St. Flur is hit with serious charges, aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, and possession of an illegal firearm. This wasn't just an arrest. It was a raw life ordeath struggle and every second was recorded. >> Hello. >> May 11th, 2025. Stockton police rushed to a chilly 911 call. Domestic violence. They arrived to find Lance Loe's wife beaten and covered in blood. Officer Jimmy Inn is first on the scene, but before he can even react, Lance opens fire. It's an ambush. Officer Inn is gunned down execution style. Then comes the unthinkable. Police. >> Hey, police. >> Hello. >> As backup arrives, Lance grabs his own son and uses him as a human shield. But a brave neighbor doesn't hesitate. He tackles Lance, freeing the boy and giving officers the split-second opening they need. 58 shot fired. Shot fired. Partner's down. >> Jimmy, you all right? 58. Shots fired. My partner is down. Code three now. >> Two for 58. >> Shots fired. My partner is down. Jimmy. Jimmy, stay with me. Don't do it. >> Let the kid go. >> Don't do it. >> I want you. >> Put Let the kid go, man. >> I don't want to kill you. >> I don't want to kill you. >> Don't let the Let the kid go, man. 50. No responsibility. >> 50. I need units. Code three. He's strangling the kid and my partner is down. >> Let the kid go. >> Let him go. [Applause] >> Let him go. >> Let go of the kid. >> Hey, we're on the corner. Shots ring out. Lance is down. The child is safe. But officer in who came to protect a family never made it home. Evil struck without warning. But courage answered back. And the price, the hero's life. >> Still on probation. >> 911. Officer needs help. >> July 27th, 2025, Los Angeles. Dash cam footage captures the moment routine turns to chaos. Two LAPD officers pull over a vehicle. Behind the wheel, Richard Mendoza, a 32-year-old gang member on federal probation. Before they can even uncip their holsters, Mendoza opens fire. Huh? Turn off the car. >> How you doing? >> Pretty good. >> Good. Haven't seen you in a while. Still on probation. >> 911, ma'am. >> What? >> 911 discharge. >> You just discharged? >> Oh, 911. >> Oh, 911 months. >> Okay. I'm going to have you step out of the vehicle. >> Okay. >> You don't have anything on you, right? [Applause] [Music] [Applause] plumber. >> Oh my god. [Applause] >> In my left leg. >> In my left leg. >> A cold blooded ambush in broad daylight. The female officer is hit in the leg. She's down, bleeding, but not broken. Her partner doesn't hesitate. Three shots, fast and deadly. Mendoza drops before he can fire again. He clings to life for 28 days in a hospital bed, then dies from his wounds. The injured officer survives. Her courage saved her partner. Her training saved herself. This is the harsh truth. Even the routine can turn into a war zone in seconds. >> You told that man, you told that man that you going to kill him. >> Just just so you know, you're under arrest. >> Okay. Where's your gun at? >> Okay. Yes. Drunk. November 6th, 2016, Peach County, Georgia. Dash cam footage shows what starts as a routine arrest but ends in pure horror. Sergeant Patrick Sondrin and Deputy Daryl Smallwood arrive to confront Ralph Lrod Jr., a 57-year-old man seen on video threatening motorcyclists with a gun. But as they approach, Lrod turns executioner. Without a word, he opens fire at point blank range. Sundren is killed instantly. What's going on with your neighbors? >> Man, I've had multiple complaints with these people over here >> and I'm sure y'all had >> first time. This is the first complaint I've heard about it. Okay. And and the problem is is that you took your you took what you felt was your authority out in the road. >> No. >> And and you told that man you told that man that you going to kill him? >> No. >> Well, I'm I'm just telling you I I can't I I They had a video going and that's terrible for you. Yes, there before you. >> Yeah. Where's your gun at? What difference does that make? Oh, you know. Well, just just so you know, you're under arrest. >> Smallwood, hidden bleeding, clings to life. As the deputy fights to survive, Lrod runs inside, grabs an AR- style rifle and a shotgun, ready for war. Backup arrives. A shootout erupts. [Music] Oh, god damn. [Music] Help. [Music] Lrod is hit in the stomach and finally surrenders. To avoid the death penalty, he takes a plea deal, life in prison, for murdering two brave officers. This wasn't just violence. It was a trap. And it's a chilling reminder. Even the simplest call can turn deadly in an instant. >> You ready for >> April 4th, 2019, Henry County, Georgia. Body cam footage captures a nightmare in real time. Officers respond to a domestic call, expecting a tense situation, but not a massacre. Anthony Bailey Jr., 47, had already executed his 8-month pregnant girlfriend and was holding her 16-year-old son hostage. As police approach the door, gunfire erupts. >> He's on it. He's on the No, don't go around. He's on the Oh [ __ ] Watch out. >> Blood in the driveway. Females visible inside. Unresponsive. We're about to force entry. >> You ready, Foster? >> Shot fired. Shot fired. shot fired. >> Yeah, I'm down here. I'm here. [Music] >> Bailey shoots one officer in the chest, another in the hand. Trapped inside, one officer is bleeding badly. >> Go. Come on. Come on. Go. His team lays down covering fire to drag him to safety. What follows is a 15-hour siege. Bailey unleashes hundreds of rounds from inside the home. When SWAT finally moves in, they find a devastating scene. Bailey took his own life and the life of the teen boy he held hostage. Two officers survived, but the mother and her son never had a chance, and it's a brutal reminder of what officers walk into and what some never walk out of. A routine traffic stop turns into a cop's worst nightmare. >> Now get back. >> Get back. >> Sir, get back now. >> Captured on dash cam. January 12th, 1998. Deputy Kyle Dinkeller pulls over a speeding truck in Georgia. Behind the wheel, 49-year-old Vietnam vet Andrew Brandon. At first it seems routine, but within seconds it turns violent. >> Driver, step back to me. Come on back. How you doing today? >> Good. Come on back here. Keep your hands out of your pocket. >> Keep your hands out of your pocket, sir. >> Sir, you godamn it. Here I am. Shoot my [ __ ] ass. >> Come here. >> Here I am. Here I am. >> Sir, come here. >> 37 radio 1078. >> Come here, sir. Sir, get back. >> Where are you coming from? >> Sir, get back now. Get back. >> Where you at? >> Get back. >> [ __ ] do it. >> Sir, get back now. >> No. >> Get back. >> [ __ ] you. >> Sir, get back. I'm done now. Get back, sir. Sir, get back. Sir, >> I am a god. Vietnam call. Step back. >> And I am not [ __ ] you, >> sir. Step back now. Get back. >> Get back. Get back now. 1078 radio 1018. Sir, get back now. >> Sir, get back. Get out of the car now. >> Sir, get out of the car. >> Can you vow? >> I am my life. Get back here now. >> Brandon gets aggressive, shoves the deputy, and storms back to his vehicle, ignoring every command. Deputy Dinkeller holds back, tries to deescalate. That hesitation would cost him everything. Brandon grabs a rifle. Military trained, cold, and ready. >> The gun. I need help. Put the gun down. >> Put it down now. >> Put the gun down. >> Drop the gun now. [ __ ] [ __ ] Stop. No. [Music] He unloads round after round on the deputy. The final shot, a brutal execution style hit to the head. When backup arrives, it's too late. Dingheller lies motionless in the road. A young deputy murdered in cold blood. >> No, Kyle. No. >> Kyle. Kyle. No. God. No. No. >> Hold on. >> No. >> They want to talk to you. >> No. Kyle, no. >> A statewide manhunt ends in Brandon's arrest. He blames PTSD, but a jury isn't convinced. 17 years later, justice is served by lethal injection. But for Deputy Dinkeller, the justice came far too late. He didn't get a second chance. Thank you for watching. Like and subscribe to see our upcoming