in cottage grove, minnesota, i was working the night shift. myself and my partner stopped at a gas station, have a cup of coffee, midnight shift, talk about our families. we split up, he went one way, i went the other. .. within one minute he's screaming for help. he needs help on a traffic stop. i couldn't get there fast enough. when my squad car got on that scene, the whole engine was shaking. i couldn't get to him fast enough. he was being attacked by the driver, the dog and the female passenger was crying. we find out when the officer went to make the traffic stop, the driver said to the female passenger, i'm going to kill him. when the officer went up to the window, the suspect was digging in his armrest, trying to get a handgun. and the female passenger was trying to move it away from him to save the officer's life. i got there during the struggle. and i left five minutes before that. he and i were having a cup of coffee talking about our families and our futures. that's how quick it can change. and the cavalier attitude of my colleagues