Will to Win

Officer Josh Kenworthy of the Tomah Police describes the day he encountered a multi-state shooting suspect and found himself in a fatal gunfight.

In February 2007, Officers Jill Ehlers and Donna Kading of the West Covina, CA Police Department had to face down an EDP refusing to show his hands. Hear what led to their officer-involved shooting and the aftermath of the incident.

Officer Jill Ehlers recalls an incident in which she was involved in a deadly shooting involving a suspect on drugs who was wanted for the assault of a police officer.

As a rookie officer just a month on the force, Brady Roell was faced with a life or death confrontation. In this segment, Roell shares her power story about her how her will to survive helped her get out alive.

In this video, Jim Van Alstine talks about his struggle for survival after a traffic stop turned into a fight for his life. Investigations following the incident revealed that this was a hit on Van Alstine in retaliation for his work in narcotics.

Lt. Rich McLane of the Bozeman, Mont. PD recounts the story of the night he was nearly killed by an EDP while his wife was along for an observation shift, including in-car video of the incident.

In this remarkable story of survival, Jared Reston of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Department describes how a foot pursuit turned into a life or death struggle. Watch as Dave Smith interviews Reston about a harrowing, deadly encounter that exemplifies the importance of "staying in the fight."

Dave Smith sits to talk with Andrew Taylor of the LAPD to discuss the armed confrontation he was involved in one night in January, 2007.

In the second part of this PoliceOneTV Original Video, Chris Carter sits down with Dave Smith to finish telling the story of the robbery he experienced in 1997, and to discuss the lessons he learned from that incident.

LT. Randy Sutton has been involved in four officer involved shootings during his career. He shares his story of the most recent shooting he witnessed which involved a murder-suicide situation. Sutton was very impressed with the way his team handled the situation, both professionally and tactically. He explains that as a leader, he wanted to be sure his team walked away from the situation feeling healthy and confident in their decisions.

In 1997, off-duty officer Chris Carter and his family went to have lunch at a local McDonalds when an armed robbery occurred. Carter sits down with Dave Smith to share the story of the day that changed his life forever.

Dave Smith sits down with detective Enrique Hernandez to talk about an experience that he encountered in December of 2002. Enrique shares his amazing story of survival, describes the moments leading up to the event and the training that kicked in which is part of the reason he survived.

In this PoliceOneTV Original, Betsy Brantner-Smith speaks with officer Chad Shevlin about an experience that changed his life forever in April of 2003. Chad was a Sergeant in the Marines and was stationed in Iraq at the time. He shares the details of what he went through on that day in 2003 and how the methods of Street Survival and that winning mindset kept him going.

In 1998, Officer Donna Wescott went to meet a fellow officer for coffee at a 7-11. Little did she know what she was about to encounter. She shares her story of how she reacted and communicated when a gun was pointed to her head. She says her training took over in that moment and is the reason she remained alive.

In November of 1985, Officer Mike Perez of the Aurora, IL Police Department experienced a life changing moment: his partner was disarmed and the offender, a career criminal with a violent past, turned the gun on Officer Perez.