Police calls can turn deadly in seconds. Here are three real cases where routine responses spiraled into chaos, tragedy, and heroism. Around 9:00 a.m. on May 11th, 2021, Stockton police received reports of a domestic disturbance involving a woman. >> 911, what is your emergency? >> They're screaming, yelling, the windows are shaking. >> Is everything okay? >> Um I think I think I think my man is going to He's crazy, but I think he's been acting really strange the last couple of days. I just think >> Is he white, black, Hispanic, Asian? >> He's black. But I don't really know what's going on, but I hear the windows shaking, the lady is screaming, yelling for help. I'm not sure. I think the kids maybe at school, but it looks pretty um serious over there. >> Just 20 minutes later, Officer Jimmy Inn arrives at the scene and walks straight up to the front door of the house mentioned in the calls, unaware of the danger waiting inside. >> Police. Hey, police. >> Hello. >> Backup Officer Poncho Freer pulls up just as gunshots ring out. He spots the shooter standing over Officer Inn with a gun in hand and fires immediately from his patrol car. >> Officer Inn is shot on the front porch. 58, shots fired, shots fired. Partner's down. JIMMY, YOU ALL RIGHT? 58, shots fired, my partner is down. Code three now. >> 280 for 58. >> Shots fired, my partner is down. Jimmy. Jimmy, stay with me. >> But this was only the beginning. The suspect then grabs his 8-year-old son and begins to strangle him trying to make officer Freer back off. >> 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 I need units code three. He's strangling the kid and my partner is down. LET THE KID GO. LET HIM GO. LET HIM GO. LET GO OF THE KID. >> THAT'S WHEN A neighbor jumps into the chaos like a true hero, tackling the suspect and forcing him to release the child. The shooter was identified as 30-year-old Lance Lowe, who had been released on supervised parole in April 2020 after serving time for grand theft. First responders fought to keep both Officer N and Lowe alive, but in the end, neither survived. At approximately 5:00 p.m. on February 11th, 2024, Las Cruces police officer Jonah Hernandez responded to a trespassing report on South Valley Drive. >> 99697 How's it going, boss? >> The owner stated that the property had a history of repeated trespassing vandalism and reports of erratic behavior. While that might have made him slightly more alert, Officer Hernandez had no idea what he was walking into. >> You've been staying here for a while? What's up? Is this your place? So, you're the one who called? You're the one who called? >> I didn't call. >> Huh? >> I didn't CALL THE POLICE. >> [screaming] >> WHILE OUT WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND, A BYSTANDER [music] SAW the officer being attacked. He grabbed his gun from the car and ran to help. [music] The suspect lunged at him with a kitchen knife, leaving him no choice but to open fire. >> Officer. Hey. Hey, where are you bleeding? Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Stay with me. Stay with me. Stay with me. Hey. Hey. Sir. Officer. Hey. >> The suspect, who was later identified as 29-year-old Armando Silva, a man with a history of criminal behavior and mental illness, was shot and killed by 29-year-old Isaiah Astorga. Authorities recognized it as self-defense and did not press any charges against him. Officer Jonah Hernandez was rushed to the hospital, but sadly, he didn't survive his injuries. On the morning of January 6th, 2015, Burlington Police Officer Jesse Hill was dispatched to a domestic disturbance. The call involved 34-year-old Autumn Steel and her husband Gabriel. Earlier that same day, Autumn had been released from jail after a domestic assault arrest and a judge had ordered her not to contact her husband or their child. Hill pulled up to find Autumn and Gabriel in a heated fight outside with Gabriel clutching their young son, but as the officer tried to separate them, their dog suddenly charged at him. But >> Hey, HEY. HEY, STOP IT. GET YOUR DOG. SHE'S HURT YOU? YOU SHOT HER? DID I? Oh my god. Oh my god. 38 SHOTS FIRED. YOU SHOT HER. DID I DID I REALLY? You shot her. Oh my god. Get your dog. Where are you shot, ma'am? 30, get an ambulance. Where are you shot, ma'am? Ma'am. Ma'am, where are you hit? Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. >> According to Hill's report, the dog bit him on the thigh as he tried to shoot it in self-defense. He slipped on the icy ground while backing away and firing. The first shot missed and the second struck Autumn in the chest. >> Tim. I'm going to prison, Tim. Oh my god. Oh my god. >> It was an accident. >> It was. >> Sir, just wait. >> Oh my god. >> We don't know yet. >> She's breathing. She's breathing. She is breathing. She just took a breath. Oh my god. That's all right. Just calm down. Sit in the car, all right? Paramedics arrived within minutes, but despite their efforts, Autumn Steele died from her injuries. For over 3 years, the Steele family fought to have the body cam footage released to the public and filed a lawsuit against the police department over the incident. The city of Burlington eventually settled the case for $2 million. No disciplinary action was taken against Officer Hill as evidence of a dog bite on his leg supported his version of events and he later returned to duty. What do you think? Did the officers handle these situations the right way or could things have gone differently? Share your thoughts in the comments below and don't forget to like and subscribe.