kelly's friend ricky johnson makes a move. >> laughing at him, approaching him, you know, like beingjust tell them to stay back. they're drunk. they're swearing. [ gunshot ] >> rodriguez shoots johnson in the stomach. >> marshall stetson is shot, and then kelly danaher at some point, is shot also. >> harris county 911. >> there are gunshots being fired. >> shooting off his gun. >> three people -- >> so many people shot here. >> reporter: three shots from rodriguez. three men down. johnson and stetson are wounded. they will survive. but steps from the party celebrating his wife and daughter's birthdays, 36-year-old kelly danaher, husband, father, schoolteacher, lies bleeding to death. his friend jamie tyler takes danaher's hand and hears his last words. >> i was holding pressure on his arm and talking to him and holding his hand. just telling him that, you know, help was on the way. and he just -- i mean, he talked back and forth to me a little bit and telling me that it hurt. it hurt. and he just faded away. let go. >> i just immediately felt the absence of him, because i needed the

. >> ricky johnson was cleared of rape based on dna evidence.a life sentence. >> what do you think about the innocence project? >> oh, man, i love them. >> you love them, huh? >> i love them, warden. i love them. >> they did you a good thing. i love them too. i tell you what, i think it's horrible that a fellow has to be in prison that's innocent. and it makes me shudder to think about it. and it makes me feel real bad to think about you being in here. the transfer's in my office. that's what i come back here to tell you. so i say, congratulations. you had 24 here with us that you didn't need to have, but you know what, you're going free. congratulations. >> thank you. >> before stepping into the free world, ricky says good-bye to his brother, frederick. he is serving a life sentence for murder. >> i ain't got them pictures, man. you know? >> i told you i was going, but i told you. >> i had a dream you went home, man. about two days ago. i had a dream about two days ago you went home, man. >> what was the dream like? what was in the dream? >> i

i've been storm chasing since '98 and then just recently joined a new team out of canada, grant johnson and rickytornadohunters.com is our website, and it's, you know, just -- i can say it's my job. i love storm chasing. i love trying to capture things that no one else out there can capture. i'm not a meteorologist by any means, but just by doing it for the last 12, 13 years, i've learned a lot. >> chris, we appreciate you joining us and your passion. don't mean to cut you off. kfor, speaking to someone affected by this. >> looked like it was going to be south of there. we didn't go over there real early. we went over there and were watching it. i left my dog in my house. we have a chocolate lab, and i seen it was going to hit us. i ran over here and got my dog and ran back over there with my wife and two kids and my neighbor and his wife, mother, they were all down there, and then i just started taking everything i had. >> reporter: tell me a little bit, that's your master bedroom. that's just gone. >> that's my master bed root the ceiling fell out of it. i have two out barns. they were gone. my

guys like rickie fowler and zach johnson. tom so eloquently said, it's about god and country. and it's without apology. and it's for standing together what we believe in as americans. we all have different opinions. but the four of us sitting here, our opinion is adamant about the men and women who serve this country and about the meaning of memorial day. without those who have given their lives, none of us are free. it truly is not free. it's just a wonderful day. and obviously i would like to thank budweiser donating a million and a half dollars for sponsoring this event and making it all possible. i'm truly humbled by the military that are here and my great friends sitting with me. >> we're proud of them. it's important they know that. we're humbled by our viewers at the fox news channel. if you want to help and give back to the folds of honor foundation to help the families of fallen soldiers go to foldsofhonor.org. you can sign up to be a wing man. we'll check with you later. great to see you this morning. good luck ther