reached the car, they handed her to two ems firefighters in the backseat and now retired officer, steve kelsey jumped behind the wheel. >> go as fast as you can go. i said go. >> kelsey gunned it for the three-mile trip to the hospital in downtown louisville. >> i keep driving, thinking about my own kids. we are all fathers. >> reporter: the nbc station, wave tv captured the final moments as the motorcade made the turn to the hospital. the ride can take up to 15 minutes. how long did it take you? >> about two or three minutes. >> reporter: across town, another part of the story was unfolding inside this house. all day long, harold harper and his wife, judith, were wondering why they couldn't reach their daughter, erin, and their 2-year-old granddaughter. they talked to their daughter nearly every day. the silence was strange. >> then the tv news flashed on. >> first here at 7:00 -- >> there had been a shooting on wilson avenue, where she lived. we thought, oh, my god. >> reporter: he and judith picked up erin's oldest daughter, ebony and drove to the house. >> a bunch of people outside. it was