in a fire lane in front of a bar and when he was asked to move he allegedly sped towards officer aaron hessn the right is officer hess. behind him is dj, lying in the road. he had been pulled from the car and handcuffed. >> i'd like somebody to tell me what other alternative aaron hess had on the hood of a moving vehicle. >> aaron hess' lawyer brian sokolove. >> other than trying to save his own life or closing his eyes and saying his prayers. >> this is cell phone video shot by a bystander showing the chaos at the scene. >> we were in the wild, wild west, that's what it felt like. >> desmond heinze is one of dj's friends in the car that night. he says hess began shooting at them unprovoked. >> we weren't doing anything wrong. >> reporter: the henrys decided to hire acclaimed civil rights attorney michael sussman. do you keep evidence from any case you handle? >> i needed it to be here. come when we can tell the story of what really happened here. >> despite the conflict, officer hess was cleared of criminal wrong doing and that would propel the henry's on a seven year journey to clear thei