CAUGHT ON TAPE: Officer Shot In The Head, El Cajon Police Shootout

EL CAJON - August 21, 2011 - An officer is shot right in front of a news camera. The entire event is caught on camera including shots fired, officer rescue, SWAT standoff, house fire, helicopter water drops, and more. The suspect, Kevin Collier, shot his 1-year old daughter, his mother-in-law and then police showed up (me too). Upon arriving, officers were met with gunfire from the suspect who had a rifle of some sort. Officer Jared Slocum was leaning over the bed of a pickup truck with only his head exposed. He was struck in the left temple and it exited the rear of his skull. He was NOT shot in the neck, as it appears and was initially perceived. The suspect then set the house on fire, before shooting himself. The fire department could not approach because officers could not confirm if the suspect was dead or not. Firefighters are not going to walk up to a home with the possibility of a man inside with a rifle. Officers requested Mercy Air for transport, but instead took the wounded officer by ground in a patrol car as it would be much quicker. This was on a dead-end street, so the rescue of having to pass the line of fire was very risky. A gas line explodes at one point (bluish smoke). SWAT set up and work with the fire department to help slow the rate of spread. Two helicopters begin water drops, which I have never seen before on a structure, only brush fires. Officer Slocum is doing well, but has decided to "medically retire" from the El Cajon Police Department, move, and go back to college. The officer who was with him, Officer Tim McFarland, was a rookie at the time and was being trained by Slocum. So if anyone wants to badmouth him, keep in mind he was still learning the ropes and in my opinion did everything right. Officer Slocum's wound, although severe due to the location, had very very little blood loss. So for those appauled that none of us applied pressure, quite frankly it wasn't neccessary and he was capable of doing it himself. And for all you anti-cop commenters, keep in mind, officers are still humans with families. The men and women in this video are excellent officers. Especially Slocum and McFarland.

For the naysayers:

* The officer was shot in the left temple, not the neck. Period. I was there. I shot the video. It looks like he was shot in the neck, but he was in shock and holding the wrong area. You can see the exit wound in the back of his head in the video. See the followup interview with both officers.
* Technically the officer was shot 1/2 second before the video begins. Enable HD and pause the first few frames. You see him getting up from the chain link fence. He was thrown back from the force of the shot and kind of bounced off the springy fence. He then gets up and returns fire.
* This is not fake. Google "Jared Slocum" "Tim McFarland" "Prince St" etc and you will find that every major media agency in the world ran this story. To fake such a video would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. http://www.google.com/search?q=8/21/2...
* The suspect lit the house on fire, then shot himself. Police did not burn the house down.

FOLLOWUP INTERVIEW WITH THE OFFICERS MONTHS LATER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYMnpq...

"Slocum, 28, said the bullet pierced his left temple, cracked his skull, severed arteries and came out behind his other ear. He said his doctors said his recovery so far is a miracle."

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/m...

Former El Cajon Police Chief (at the time) Pat Sprecco said "That'll be used as a training tool for a long time", referring to the footage.

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[Sovjet Tomm]

big booty bitches

[roadwary56]

If you click on the video where it says " follow up interview with everyone involved" it will explain why they handled it all the way that they did. The officer lived luckily and is doing great. Cheers.

[SwamProductions]

Because most patrol officers don't have shotguns and M16s in their car. That's usually specialized patrol units and S.W.A.T.

[ahah12313]

I am in the us marines We have been through more tough shit than this still fell bad for cop

[bob bobz]

The guy seemed to already be applying pressure, which is pretty much all you can do without gauze... Telling him help was coming could be considered first aid because its comforting and maybe treating for shock...

[bob bobz]

That's not true. If you are skimmed with a bullet you may only suffer superficial wounds.

[Richy Rich]

Thank you, you're a sweet heart. May you be safe n well too. <3

[Goldie3377]

Sorry to hear; I hope you have no lasting issues w/your recovery. <3

[Tex Brown]

Mr Belisle, I am guessing that you know all about law enforcement having been through the system once or twice.

[Richy Rich]

No, i got "enlighten" last month when I myself got shot in my rib-cage.(stomach) area. So I do feel this man's pain. Thanx for your best wishes none the less.

[BREDWINNAS]

Thank god for that man praying over him, that may have saved his life