bragg, east and bloodworth. >> arrest citations and 911 calls. that is what i was taught. >> reporter: soon he learned to use another tool. i remember being flicked off, cussed at, spit at. there was that pursuit of love. >> reporter: gradually, he maid inroads here. he got to know those he served and protected. after retiring from the force, he made an award-winning film about his experiences called bragg and east, the same intersection where akiel denkins was shot and killed by a raleigh police officer monday. >> i remember telling akiel, air force like you got everything going for you. >> reporter: the investigation is in the early stages and impossible to know who was in the right or wrong. wagner says regardless the police, community and city are at i acritical crossroads. >> we can go down a path of success and revitalization and become a strong community or we can go down a road of destruction. the only way that will work is if we come together as one rebuild from the situation. >> reporter: wagner told me he is hoping to turn that short f