"The many heroes." Part 1: The Call & Officer Down 

My brother was on a SWAT call when shot in the head and deemed brain dead 2 days later. He could have been retired. It’s so sad with every loss. #1386 CMH Smith EOW 4/12/16 💙 He loved his job.

My brother was one of the first to arrive to the scene and watching this, hearing his voice breaks my heart into pieces. 🖤💙

Just found this video presentation. Only 40 minutes into it and I'm thoroughly impressed with how exceptional this production is. Everyone should see it. Very well done to all involved.

This is amazing...the way you guys relive this horrible night is incredible in itself. Im an ole marine Corp vet but i guess ive never really got a cop story like this from 911 call to the bitter end...for what it's worth im awful proud of you guys and how much love you have for one another. Words don't mean much but I'm sorry for your loss. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Much appreciated....

If people only realized what an officer goes through. I have a nephew in law enforcement I pray everyday he comes home safe to his wife and babies. You put everything one the line to serve and protect. We just had an officer shot in our state of Minnesota. Thank god he is okay. Our state has gone to hell. They protect the criminals. They should be behind the officers. I fly my blue thin line flag everyday rain or shine our officers appreciate it.

Domestic violence is the absolute worst call to go on for officers…you never know what to expec

As soon as I heard that radio traffic, it took me back. 10-16s, domestics, are the most common dispatched call I took . Got one every day. I still thank God I never had one go like this.

I remember this night, I was having nightmares which is really unusual for me, and when I woke up I heard the helicopter flying over. I don't live too far from where this happened. I felt really uneasy all night. I am so sorry this happened. You are all truly heroes. 💙

Thank you all for your service. God Bless each and every one of you!

this was really well done here.... not like the media which would blow everything out of proportion, this felt like a serious toned walk-through of what happened. big props to York County for this presentation, cant wait to listen to part II

Doing anything in 17 degree weather sucks but I cannot even imagine how dreadful policing in that weather is

Thank you to all our first responders God bless you all stay safe out there sending love and prayers from Washington state🇺🇸

A fitting tribute for for Lieutenant Doty and all our local heroes serving every day. Always remember the sacrifices that they give so we can feel safe daily. (Especially holidays, weekends, and nights) While we enjoy time with our families and friends, they are protecting us for mediocre wages at best and constantly putting their lives on the line. Next time you see a public service official (Police, EMS, Fire) say “Thank You” to them.

This should get a documentary award and be shown on cable TV.

This touched me deeply. It explains perfectly what EVERY law enforcement officer goes through. I was in tears. Thank you for sharing.

I'm an SC sherriff's association member. I love you guys. I wish I could give more.

I'm struggling to get to the end of 3rd part. I watched all 1 and 2 parts and up to the point in part 3 that Mike (God rest a brother in Arms) . I am a veteran with many challenges from what war can do and know first hand what addiction can cause to instability. These videos showed me that Law Officers at any rank or assignment can at No Notice be prepared to respond to any crazed circumstance and deliver the most effective means. As a soldier, we had a lot of intel to see most of our next missions. These folks often go in blind gathering info as they go. My hat is and had always been off to first responders and everything they do for us free, peace loving Americans. God bless you all and I share a Molly Hatchet song in your memories and Honors.

Real heroes. REAL Americans. Thank you for your service.

People, including too many cops, just don't realize how dangerous just a simple "man beating his wife" calls can be. And has been for many, many years. My Mama's cousin by marriage suffered for many years before he died because he turned his back on the wrong man. He got a call to his partner's daughter's home because her husband was hitting her. He went out to talk to the guy and he didn't want to arrest him, it was his partner's son in law. He thought he had him calmed down, or so he thought, turned to walk back to his car and the guy pulled a gun from behind his back and shot her cousin in the back. He lived totally paralyzed for about 10 years or so before he died.

Please fix the sound on this it very low people without ster phones are struggling to hear this. Andy England 🇬🇧👍

This was such a great tribute to all involved, the people in the uniforms that are out there looking out for all of us. Heroes are the folks that run into danger but not just that it shows the comradeship between them all. Well done from the UK.

I have all the respect in the world for police officers (and anyone else who does a dangerous job that I couldn’t do.) God Bless all of you.

Thank you for this. Its a great presentation of how this all unfolded.

Yes... Ya got your bad officers....but the other 99% are good and want to help. This sucks.

We had just moved to the area. Thank you for your service!

Thanks Dave been a tough week for law enforcement and their families.

Thank you to all the wives of our police officers for all the sacrifices you make along with your heroe husbands. I can’t imagine how stressful your lives must be not knowing if your loved one is coming home at the end of their shifts. May god protect your loved ones and bring them home to you.

THESE are MEN Id be HONORED to go thru ANY door with and THATS coming from a Chicago Public Housing Gang guy.. God Bless you all and keep stayin safe!

Saying they are heroes is a complete understatement. Bless them all 🙏🏼💙🇺🇸🫡

This was so hard to listen to! 😱. You all are so brave and so real!! It’s war out there! 😢

I only worked for my Sheriff's Dept as a call taker for about a year, but its 100% true that we all felt very protective of our deputies. All these first responders are heroes, full stop. And even though they all hated the fact that it was so cold, it sure makes the FLIR work better...

This guy is a highly trained soldier. He thinks he’s at war right now. When the helo landed he knew it and moved immediately.

More precincts across the country should make these.

You dispatchers are our angels on the airwaves. 17 years on the job...

Thank you all for all the hard work you guys do

Thank yall for presenting this! It's easy to forget the POLICE have a hard job sometimes and they are Human just like everyone else..except some are legit HEROES. YOU cannot understand the fear of being hunted in a forest, in the dark by someone who knows the area like back of their hand and they are prepared to effect lethal damage. They did a good job of recovering this event. They communicated well. You can feel the genuine fear they all had from moment they prepared to get there till moment they began taking fiire. The Dog finding its handler was precious to hear, and that Dog went back to work..that's a good Dog. They worked well as a team for sure...I am Proud of their Bravery and in awe the guts ut takes to be sonafraid but to keep advancing toward that scene, target and each other. That FLIR WAS INSTRUMENTAL..it seemed like hearing the effective fire was directed by nughtscope as ut was hitting targets like Helecopter 1000s of ft. In air and hitting men in the dark with accurate fire. Keep thinking of how fearful it is to be in pitch black forest taking fire...smelling Cordite(close close close). Well done all...this was a bad deal that could have gone so much worse had they not performed so professionally. Damn..York Police did an awesome job. Still in mid part 1..so far that's my thoughts. Very intriguing and grateful this was posted for others to see.

Thank you for your service.

Mesmerizing story, because it’s all real, a lot of police officers never fire their gun at another person it’s not normal in a lot of areas as we wish it was everywhere. I can imagine the fear, shock and adrenaline running through them. I can imagine his fear for his dog as well, they are your partner but they also are family. Human side of mistakes, fears and real life tragedy unfolding makes it that much more captivating and engrossing unlike the movies where everyone never makes a mistakes. Thank you for your service, bravery to run in when most run out. Blessings to all and continue to tell your story that is how we heal, share it as many times as needed so it loses its power within.

💙💙💙💙 Total Respect to you all.

Sniper on the chopper...end of threat. This is what true LEO family is all about. From the dispatchers to the watch commanders and everyone in between.

This was powerful. What a strong group💕 I used to live with my ex partner on 4 acres on Campbell Rd. Less than 5 min from Pet Village. I moved out in mid 2009...My heart breaks for all these guys. I saw my old house on the SLED...makes you shutter

Each and every one of these men are true and courageous heroes! I’ve walked into a situation just like this and the reality of it doesn’t hit you until it’s all over.

God, you will meet our fallen officers with open arms. WHY, WHY do some people think their death is okay. When these citizens die and meet God, they will be see how cruel their ideas are.. God's Angel's are passing this warning on

All this started as a simple argument and escalated all the way up to this is crazy. Good job officers.

You all did an amazing job. I’m sorry there are so many negative comments towards you. Thank you for all you do to protect every day citizens. You all were just getting ready to go to bed and this happened. I appreciate all you do to protect and serve.

God bless all of you officers and K9 officers. Those dogs are so essential in the work you do and they love their job and their owners so much. Retelling this story must be incredibly difficult. This is one of many stories they have to live with in their memory. They are family and you can tell they love each other like brothers.

Freezing temperatures certainly helped the helicopter heat detector. Tragic loss. So sorry. I have relatives in SWAT. Calm for a long time and then pure hot zone. Not my calling. God bless all the officers who do their job properly.

I love the part where he said he looked at his wife and he knew it would be alright.

The kind officer with the mustache, Randy makes me feel warm and safe lol. Seems like he’s a tremendous man.

Wow we take for granted the unwavering dedication and sacrifice that our emergency services and unmatching loyalty our men and woman put them selves into for all of us everytime they leave their homes every day. Such great heroes. No different than fighting in a war. From the bottom of our hearts and prayers we appreciate every single one of you. I will never put off donating to all of your funds raiser again. We are praying for all of you. Thank you will never be enough. God bless you and your families they sacrifice so we can be safe. I've always said in our area our deputies are thee best on earth. But i can see there are so many special officers fire fighters emt's nurses doctors fbi cia state federal township police detectives and all the people who back you at home. THANK YOU FROM OUR HOME AND HEARTS TO ALL OF YOU. WR ARE A BLESSED NATION.

I should remember this but I don’t. My husband passed 4 yrs as well. I’m so sorry for the fallen LEO. My husband, although in private business, was a former SC Registered Paramedic, FireFighter and State Constable. He knew the life.

17:11 no criticism of any individual…at all! I spent two years walking in woods after 11pm at 2-8 miles per night with zero external light (no phone screen o nada). That is how you learn and feel the night and things around you. Flashlight is ABSOLUTE LAST RESORT!

I gave a like.. my apologies but i cant sit though this its way too emotional just wanted to show my respect to those that have fallen Thank you for doing this

Great documentary content. Thank you! The bloodhound ,Gabby is the star of the story.

To all you who can't hear, it's your own device. I'm on my cell phone with no headphones and I can hear just fine.

This story is what I’m always commenting on about how criminals complain about police brutality and here are police officers being ambushed by what? A criminal. The officers that are constantly in danger of losing their lives have a right to defend their lives like anybody else. If you are shot and killed by a police officer it sure isn’t because you’re picking flowers. RIP to the fallen officer and a speedy recovery for the wounded. Thank you to all officers around the country for your unending service. Condolences to the family of the fallen officer. May god protect our police officers. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Héroes #K9 Gaby, a most humble thank you for protecting our heroes. You are a #hero Thank you thank you. Bless you Gaby Blessings to all our heroes. So sorry this happened. 😞🙏🏼💙🇺🇸🫡

Sorry but the audio was to low had to turn the volume up but still couldn’t hear it to well

Is there dash cam and body cam on this or is it just the officers telling the story?

This would have been a great video to watch if one could hear it. Even at max volume, still can't hear it. So sad. An easy technical issue to fix. What a shame I didn't get to hear it so gave up because I can't read lips.

God Bless each and every one of you.

I didn’t have a single problem with sound. I also use captions for all videos I watch including Netflix & on my home tv. You can read what they are saying while getting fired upon in the wooded area.

Why is this left channel audio only, and super quiet?

💙

My left ear enjoyed this presentation.

Volume too low.

It has no volume

It's so sad that happend to all of the officers

Good bless you guys att MARIBEL HERNANDEZ RTPDP

Mike Doty= Charlotte's hero.

Thank you to the men and women in blue!

I cant hear the audio of the video.

17 degrees is cold? These guys would hate Minnesota. 17 degrees is gorgeous winter weather here.

Let's do a video of all the families that are affected by unwarranted cop shootings on civilians and like that shit?

My grandmother had a saying we all should live by. "Believe non of what you hear, and half of what you see." This was before TV & Internet! She meant, "check things out for yourself" before believing what others say is the real truth! I feel for the truly suffered with any loss experienced, but I have seen stories told as all true events before. Just to find out the stories were twisted it was like a fairyland tail. Just look what happened a short time a go out of Philadelphia police department. The Cops beat a innocent women with her kids in the car with her at the time. She had not broken any laws, but cops were very mad at a group of other people, and took it out on her car & herself. I have to credit the Cops they didn't beat the two kids! The cops took her 3 year old son, and used a staged picture of son & a female cop. They said the found the child running around free in the streets. They said they rescued the little boy, and posted it to their website. They quickly took it down when it was seen by the citizens that knew who the child was, and that the cops were the beaters of the mother. The cops said it never happened, and they didn't know where the child was because they said it never happened. Only one POLICE officer told where the grandmother could find the boy. Went to find him there they found was the boy abandon. Child was in a police car unlocked sitting in a car seat full of broken glass with glass in his hair. No cop cared about the boy not one because he was black! Thank GOD the family found him, but the little boy is extremely traumatized to this day. The cops have created another distrusting cop hater with good reason! Philadelphia police / Cops keep up that good work while you can, because your Qualified Immunities will soon be gone!

York county in Va or SC?

Anyone else only able to get mono audio out of this video?

When's it get to the good bit!

I grew up with many police in my family. This breaks my heart.

Can't hear.

Volume SUCKS….turned it off after 30 seconds

If the pettiness of life is a distraction, watch this 3 part vid… it don’t get more real than this!!!

Guy sat in darkness and let his eyes adjust to it

I've just started watching, so maybe it comes up later on, but Gabby was awarded the Medal of Valor and a delicious celebratory cake.

One minute all getting ready for bed then called back to work on this case. All sensing something bad was going to happen is scary.

I perused it rather quickly so I may have missed it, but...None of them had body cams?

So this is ALL on video yet it’s 20 mins in before we s few seconds of thermal?? What the fuck???

Sorry but I had no sound??

why is it only sound in the left ear? :(

Sound is so low!!

Level of response is important. If you don't press drunks to hard, chances are you can wait them out for the drunk to wear off. Let the cold do it's job. It takes time but it is better than getting into a plinking contest. If the bang bang does begin, use the chopper to drop him on the spot. Invest in a nvs scope and mount. Case point of "control"; my neighbor ran himself over while working on his old car. I hear him squeal as he's ran over, safed the car and ran in his house to call the coppers. I ran back out and setting a tourniquet when john wayne copper pulls up. Don't do that, he yells. Press here which pissed me off for if I was pressing "here", I couldn't move if another problem revealed itself. Taking control of the situation is good but if you piss off the volunteers, don't ever expect help in the future. This is a no bueno thingy.

honestly I do not think of anyone Id rather be with in winter woods at night than my dog. they can tell you whos where and never even look at that direction watch the ears like little fury radar lol

Scary

Can't hear it but I'm sure it's riveting.

need to turn your volume up... can't hear a darn thing

When the gubment fears the people

I'm crying while reposponding this breaks my hearr

Nothing matters but officer safety.

My left ear enjoyed this

No sound. Cant hear a thing.