those men shot at him. now he told them what happened. >> one blinding burst of violence. according to his forensic expert. telling the story was not easy for louis. >> no. it robs you of security. and i'm pretty sure he said, i can't. the whole while he is pointing the gun at us looking like a s.w.a.t. >> this badly wounded man plus the others made five but there was one more. His wife says he left on a flight with a mysterious passenger. let him deal with it his own way. you leave the house in good shape? >> i thought they were going to get out, engage me. right after that, i remember seeing a green laser traveling around with us. (toy) (moo) whether it's in the barn (toy) (chicken cluck) or totally out of the box. to search your stuff and stthe web all from one place. >> they turniqueted his leg but he had it on too tight and too long. there's only one man who can get us out of here in time. >> yes, sir. >> the cattle boy and the penguin. Keith Morrison reports. >> distraught. they scared your family. [00:00:20] Daddy will protect us. >> girls up there, somebody said. and get free installation. that thought, those words hurt my heart. >> i think we pretty well proved there was a gun in the victims' car that they fired at chad. >> what attitude in your mind did he have when he took out after those kids? (CC) (Stereo), Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). discharged him for forging sick leave papers and bringing a personal firearm into the barracks. >> carrie visited her husband in jail to tell him that she was in his corner and would always be, no matter what. >> he didn't say, shoot at me in the car? this was so violent and so gory. >> i think it finally sunk in that he was going to get caught in the story. was it self-defense or murder? All other programs and/or marks are the property of their respective owners. exclusively from sears, can help. but what if the most important question is the one you're not asking? and is better, the 2014 ford fusion. they found them. that car the night before, the jeep that came up the drive that very afternoon? get around the truck. on july 4th weekend, 2011, the restless young men in search of fun. it's a very good reason to enjoy something sweet with the ones you love. >> sure. fuzzy rollbacks, chunky rollbacks, and pretty rollbacks. >> why? and he took off. [ female announcer ] suave professionals works as well as salon brands. his talk about i only fired three shots, i used a pistol. Metacritic TV Episode Reviews, Miles From Nowhere, A shoot-out in the California mountains between a young father and strangers in a car is investigated. staley head been taping with a game warden since daybreak and was ready to pack it in. >> everything. they were firing back at me. McGuire was shot in the head and died two days later. >> exactly. Prosecutors say a group of men stole a solar light from Wallin-Reed's home and he pursued the car driven by McGuire for eight miles, firing as many as 26 shots at it. >> that's what the military trained me to do is react. With one man dead and two others injured, authorities wonder if this was self-defense or something else. >> the prosecutor felt confident but in a town divided over guns and self-protection, who could be sure what the jury would decide? >> they could just come on to. did you see the defendant sitting over there in the courtroom? >> and we get about half way up the grade and we approach the property again. alright, whenever you get your stuff, run upstairs, get cleaned up for dinner. Dateline NBC. [woman] off to hawaii! for a fresh breath feeling that lasts up to 5x longer, get scope outlast. whatever the dish. that's not self-defense. >> yes. did you ask them? where are you? the prosecutor. In this Dateline classic, a young father in the California mountains calls 911 to report that he had been in a shoot-out with a car full of strangers. [ female announcer ] just about anywhere you use sugar, you can use splenda no calorie sweetener. remember, in his interview chad said he told louis and his friends when he left them in the meadow that he was going to get help. >> and here is what made this, mystery so macabre. how's it going? >> it was something that we simply felt like we had to follow through on. talk to us today. i think the majority of people have a negative opinion about me. he was making sure we were safe. [ male announcer ] whatever the reason. How Did Anti-Freeze End Up in Ray Kotomskis Blood Tests? >> out here, that was no idle worry. Miles from Nowhere: With Kate Snow, Keith Morrison. my mind frame, these people are trying to kill me. attempted murder. and he's been fired on already, coming back toward him, he thinks they're firing on him again. because you've got a passion for taste. your sleep number setting. >> like a piece of plastic. >> get their license plate or something. go further. he was a lot worse off. and something else. long-term housing for people with nowhere to go. >> i thought it was much longer than it actually was for him to get out of the truck and come inside the cabin. in the dark with the sounds of the black night around them that it grew and grew. >> we're small enough where any type of homicide that occurs i get called right away. how can i help you? >> why is it so important to you? three men, badly wounded, one of them critically. nobody knew if there was, you know, multiple people shooting at each other, two people shooting at each other. [ daughter ] mom burned the muffins! murder and also assault with a deadly weapon. >> must have been terrifying. [ girl ] roses are red. >> gaining on you. except for the plate that they placed over his head where the bullet went in, i just remember him as looking like he was asleep. In the California mountains, a young father calls 911 to report that he had been in a shoot-out with a car full of strangers; authorities wonder if it was self-defense or something else. Keith Morrison reports. i think the trial will be a rather awakening. were you moving when you did that? >> were they going to shoot him? sprint network is important. [it's a new world] cof wonder.et,oft. strike would end late tonight. then you'll know how uncomfortable it can be. you don't get to be one of those without good judgment, real character, and on top of that there was the wild card jury. we can't stop talking about him. m'm! >> some of the young men decided the car was more target than refuge and hid in the tall grass of the meadow. this is sears. >> that's when i noticed one of the solar lights had been taken. nope. it kept getting worse and worse. >> surprising then when carrie heard what chad told us when we interviewed him before the trial. [00:00:15] What are you going to do if they come back of a threat from strangers? >> evil exists. >> his ar 15 bush master. >> i was shocked. any time a car is hit with that many high velocity rounds from an ar-15 you're going to expect to see lead. and how did he know? also available in powder with acti-lift crystals. >> where detective hendrickson is standing is about where they traveled past and then he started shooting at their car. >> okay. i mean, what woul my grandma say if she saw the kids looking dingy? >> in fact, thought chad, it was really he and his family who were the victims here. >> chad found himself fuming about the first-degree murder charge against him. for both of them, >> some of the other detectives were out in the meadow looking for the weapon or weapons those young men must have fired at chad. you know, is everything okay? this is some hick town in california. >> carrie didn't pry. to which david hollister replied, nonsense. >> i think that -- i don't -- my faith in the legal system is seriously shaken. >> the whole case would boil down to whether chad was fired upon and shot back in self-defense. it was scary. >> when "dateline" continues. to get away from the city, its constant pressures with regular violent crime. less than a day. >> he was protecting us. but i was a ranger. >> and then i just remember seeing some guy running away. uh huh well i trained em squirrels cutting coupons, fun i love your brain bob me too enough! and now he faces 50 years to life. >> expert versus expert, matter, of opinion, how would a jury know? we said, we didn't shoot at your house. this is where it ended, in an ink black meadow in the high sierra, barely illuminated by a pair of headlights. Teresa Kotomskis Mother Found Ray Kotomski Naked and Unresponsive, We and our partners use cookies on this site to improve our service, perform analytics, personalize advertising, measure advertising performance, and remember website preferences. i think it sets the tone for his state of mind. Keith Morrison reports. the whole while he is pointing the gun at us. i was like, what the heck is going on? a few shards of glass and a little rock to mark the spot where a young man with so much. >> chad watched his enemy's driver side window blow out. olson says the evidence backed, chad up. too big. >> like a military term. >> it was the 4th of july weekend, late on a saturday night. >> he sat there for a while and like he was looking around for something. and all i could think of was my kids, thinking, you're yelling at me about your daughter and look what you just did? glass rained down on the meadow. >> it put us all on edge, you know, basically high alert. just laughing and stuff like that. >> he was placed in reasonable fear of imminent danger or death by the actions of the occupants of the mcguire vehicle on the road when they were shooting at him. In this Dateline classic, a young father in the California mountains calls 911 to report that he had been in a shoot-out with a car full of strangers. some of the friends had run for cover during the shooting. it was awesome. [ applause ] biotene -- for people who suffer from dry mouth. because what you don't know, can hhurt you.urance.o. >> there's a story to be told. see? >> we have fond memories. i killed people on the other side of this world. >> what i remember was i got loaded into a paramedic. >> they were right -- >> right beside you. With one man dead and two others injured, authorities wonder if this was self-defense or something else. you are entering roc, the roc, something to do with this, red blooded christians only. Keith Morrison reports. they're going to come at me. TV Archive Miles From Nowhere. [ woman #5 ] to travel the world without leaving home. >> he's not a gang banger. red blooded christians only? when i pulled my pant leg down it sounded like somebody had poured a ton of water on the ground. everybody is dressed in somebody else -- this is a mess. there was nobody out there to. comfort individualized. iams. i mean, he picks up the tab every time, which is greatwhat? >> he's my husband. they searched the car. In this Dateline classic, a young father in the California mountains calls 911 to report that he had been in a shoot-out with a car full of strangers. and he took us right back here to the meadow here. Miles From Nowhere, Part 6 06:18. when he comes up he says, you [ bleep ] shoot at my house? i switched to some weird bargain detergent instead of tide but no matter how much i poured, our clothes were missing that tide clean we were used to. >> i had a revolver and i was headed toward the door. >> we had fear that he was going to come back and finish the job. still, why did he take the solar light? he was not a ranger. [ female announcer ] so you can be up there. very easily. i was just saying, i'm sorry. with the new little people farm (toy) (horse neigh) kids aren't just playing. and the nurse immediately, her face, she looked at me. Your device must physically be located in the US to stream. >> then staley saw something strange poking out of the meadow floor. 2013 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. in here was confirmation that chad was in the army all right. he loves this country, you know, he fought for his freedom. he was brain dead at that point. i wonder what these nuts are for i like "and" better. strangers had come very close, middle of the night, strangers who stole a solar light and may have been tramping around on their property. >> the meadow that is, the dirt road where the shooting took place. >> chad's wife carrie, up in the cabin with the kids, couldn't tell what chad was saying outside. >> then that afternoon while chad was away on an errand carrie looked out the window and there was a jeep heading up the long driveway, driven by a young man she did not know. >> so perhaps still in self-defense mode -- grabbed the ar, swing it out the door and that's when i pop out the round at them with the ar. >> daddy will protect us. Watch Miles from Nowhere (Season 11, Episode 7) of Dateline: Secrets Uncovered or get episode details on NBC.com Main Content S11 E711/16/22 Miles from Nowhere Details In the California. The United Nations estimates the earthquakes affected roughly 20 million people across 200 miles of devastation. were they kidding? no. >> it was the sheriff's deputy. In a suburb of Toronto, a family lives in fear as one relative after another is found dead over the years in the same house. let bing find the photos you've been gathering in the cloud, the music you've been collecting on your device, and all the places you've been dreaming about from the web. he probably has a citi thankyou card and gets 2x the points at restaurants. glasses exploding. only from fisher-price. and they soon find chad's account is changing. >> at the very same time, rory mcguire's mother, carol, cried for a son, a future, and expectations gone forever. we got a hand. he admitted he fired the ar-15 just before he got to the meadow. but that was not the story louis smythe had to tell. >> then his story changed again. once an army ranger. >> i drove over to him and i was yelling at them. our new italian masterpiece. if you want to look at a textbook definition for doing everything you can in your power to withdraw and say no more, we're done, they did it. they easily clean between teeth and along the gumline. Ronald Reagans Son Remembers Learning of His Attempted Assassination, John Hinckley Jr. it was scary to me. there was a glimmer of home that the b.a.r.t. Content Summary. >> what did you say? >> i don't know. well, yes it could, and was about to be for everyone. >> crack, crack, and fire. we'll never be the same. sorting it out fell to detective steve fay and chris hendrickson. flamenco?" why? >> the next thing i know, glass is exploding. Global Nav Open Menu Global . Keith Morrison reports. [ mom ] that's my tide. Listen now. >> maybe even that he had been having some sort of flashback. the love of my life. it was just my frame of mind was that these people were coming back to shoot at me. he looked as if he continued to forecast that he would just not be able to maintain any composure whatsoever. Search the history of over 797 billion >> no? Miles From Nowhere, Part 6 06:18. before the jury even got the case, chad's wife carrie told us she already knew what the outcome would be. i think of that every single day. and, abruptly, chad's story changed. and, News/Business. so let's see what we can do about that remodel. remember chad's insistence that the car came straight at him through the meadow as if for a final showdown? but it didn't look good. First published on November 22, 2013 / 6:00 AM. did you run into traffic? what's more, he said, chad didn't seem worried they had a gun when he approached their car. With one man dead and two others injured, authorities wonder if this was self-defense or something else. now here he was fielding calls from the local sheriff's office about an extremely violent act, which the shooter, himself, freely admitted to. How Did These Brothers End Up Wrongfully Convicted of Murder? one went low into the rear passenger door, which then went into smythe's leg but most of the shot placement was high. A young father contacts emergency services claiming that he is caught in the crossfire of a shootout on a remote northern California road that claims one life and injures two other people, but the investigation takes unexpected turns. no idea where help might be. i couldn't make any words out, you know. i'd love it if you'd open the chute! >> and a few hours later the loving husband, doting father, army ranger, chad wallin reed, was now an accused murderer. in a remote forest meadow in the dark a tiny green dot probed the interior of rory mcguire's immobilized chrysler sebring. a soldier did this? exclusively from sears, can help. i knew. / CBS Sacramento. Swept Away. [ male announcer ] in honor of all the important things you do on our network, sprint brings you one up. >> chad began looking forward to a trial. windows touch laptops withers intede on layaway.atest here's what they say. the more you know, the better you can plan for what's ahead. in fact, right from the start. starts this triple effect of if you never had a gun -- but something just grabs me inside to say, they were wrong. there would have been no reason for me to fire, to shoot, to use the firearm. the answer is no. Keith Morrison reports. buy one, take one just $12.99. >> and then the noisy car full of young men rolled back home and they all went to bed. and then when they -- >> self-defense or murder? too small. and it doesn't make you feel very good to have somebody pleading and begging for their life. Keith Morrison reports. rory mcguire's dad, still struggling with an inexpressible anger. i looked out and i saw this spotlight being shined all over the place. >> was he lost, looking for help? Miles From Nowhere NEW! >> the bullets, just like shooting fish in a barrel. >> yeah. listen to his account of the chase. coming up -- back home chad faces the reality of what's happened. think sugar, say splenda and honestly, it was a little scary to go down to one income. >> a sound chad knew very well. >> one of the most recent ones somebody just pretty much ransacked the whole place. >> but what should he do? but as detective fay listened, something seemed off. [ male announcer ] colgate slimsoft. did anybody in the car have a gun? but did they fire a gun? but to what? jean, the question, what now? For more information on cookies including how to manage your consent visit our, This video is not available in your location. chad wasn't exactly sure. about yoplait's fall favorites. Attempts Assassination on Ronald Reagan. 20 years later, its still unfolding. >> the young men in that car not exactly boy scouts said olson. these guys were bad news. how are they going to get there to help them? absolutely. >> odd. >> anyway, that friday night, july 1st, rory and louis were joined by four other young men in search of a party they heard about. Where to Watch. and then mr. wallin reed with another detective at another spot. uh-huh. they were mad and, anyway, everybody kind of got a kick out of that. >> and in what the detectives told him, what happened seemed pretty clear to da hollister. >> he kind of starts to circle around the car. but once he saw they no longer posed a threat, he said, he told the men he'd do what he could to find help for them. >> that's when he saw on the ground as they all did, 223 caliber casings, the kind that would come from an ar-15 assault rifle, which chad finally admitted he used here in the. Deadly Intent. >> sure. he's my soul mate. >> i still feel like i need to, go help him in the car in the meadow. they could have dumped a gun out there somewhere. went in to a little bit of a zone. didn't seem to help. for them to take my husband away. Two Men Discover Dead Adult Woman in Kilgore, Texas, Footage of Mackenzie Lueck at Airport Released, Listen to Mackenzie Lueck's Father's Chilling 911 Call, Evidence From Shele Covlins Crime Scene Appeared Staged, Shele Covlins Friends Discuss Suspicions After Her Death, Rumors About Gregg Smarts Murder Spread at the Local High School. >> we'd fish and go up there and fish and swim. because when people talk, great things happen. Show Dateline NBC, Ep Miles From Nowhere - 7 Jan 2021. a round, and pointed it out the window and, you know, let off a few rounds. choose one of five amazing entrees to enjoy today, like smoked mozzarella chicken. did you push them on that? >> i can't describe it. splenda is sweet. >> he told us he knew exactly where he shot from. no, just had to stop by the house to grab a few things. >> but as the prosecutor told the jury, evidence found in the meadow told a very different story. >> just about then, louis saw headlights appear in the distance. >> he drove the seven and a half miles back to his cabin. >> in other words chad wasn't shooting the disabled car said. their only electricity came from a generator. i mean, they were coming straight back at me. it felt like heat kind of came over my leg. >> coming up next time on "dateline" -- >> i immediately let out a scream. i got kids or something like that. i mean, if you had a gun and were shooting back, you would be in your right defending yourself because you're being shot at. yeah, of course. >> it was very confusing for all the officers responding. had to be your own policeman. >> i was thinking maybe i could go back and one of us could go make a phone call and one of us could go back and help. >> oh, i pushed them. but neither could they, nor could we ignore one more big discrepancy between louis's story and chad's. 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