That's fine. >> There's two magnets in the car. >> Let me see your hands. >> The kids. >> Medics coming. Okay. [Music] >> Monday, November 18th, 2024, Roswell, New Mexico. A desperate 911 call from a child, my dad has a gun, triggered an immediate police response in a quiet culde-sac in West Roswell. What first appeared to be a domestic disturbance quickly escalated into a critical situation with children trapped at the center of an armed confrontation. The case raises the central question that defines many of these emergencies. How should officers respond when the safety of children collides with the immediacy of an armed threat? I'm Tyler and this is your daily dose of crime. We can see that you're watching, but only 11% of you are actually subscribed to the channel. So, take a moment right now and hit that subscribe button and ring that bell so that we can bring these videos to more people and so that you never miss your daily dose of crime. Thanks for watching and supporting the channel. Ma'am. Ma'am. He's trying to make us get in the car. He is holding a gun. >> Put the gun down, bro. >> Dude, I got one with a gun. >> Got one at gunpoint. Give me the air. >> Shoot me. I don't care. >> Tin, he's getting in a vehicle right now. I'm backing out. Let me see your hands. >> Back up. in the car. >> How many? >> Two. >> Two. >> 10. Give me more units. He's got a >> gun and there's two kids in the car. >> Please don't shoot him. Please don't shoot him. Please. Please. >> Matt, get in the house. >> My baby's in the car. >> That's fine. >> There's two babies in the car. >> Let me see your team. Shots fired. We got shots fired. >> From the very first minute, what is not seen on camera is the scope of the challenge that officers faced. A child's report of a firearm inside a home where minors were present. That combination activated high-risisk protocols where the priority was not only containing an armed adult, but preventing children from being trapped in a confined space under direct threat. When the man ignored commands and entered a vehicle occupied by the children, the situation acquired the dynamics of a potential hostage scenario. The moment the first shot was fired from inside the vehicle marked a point of no return. The scene was no longer an attempt at verbal control, but an armed confrontation with the children caught at its center. I'm coming here. I'm coming here. >> There's kids in the car. >> Okay. >> Get back. >> I think I hit him. >> Seven. Oh, seven. Oh, >> I think I hit him. >> Get back. >> Get Hey, get get go inside the house. Go inside the house. [Music] >> Where are the kids at? Are you still in the car? We got two kids in the car. Two people are still in the hospital. >> Where are the kids at? >> Kids, bro. Let me see. Let me see. Get your stuff. >> He's down. He's down. He's down. Are >> you sure? >> Yeah, he's right there. Look out. >> Yep, I see him. Back up. Back up. [Music] [Applause] >> Back up. [Applause] Back up. >> We got one on the ground. >> I have one on. >> You got shield back here? >> Here. Give me my gun. Give me my gun. >> I got it. >> Give me my gun. I have a shield right here. >> Here. We need to make sure those kids are all right. Let's push. After those first gunshots, what happened out of frame forced officers to reconfigure their tactical deployment. Each movement had to balance two risks. The possibility of continued fire and the need to prevent a bullet from penetrating the vehicle. Over the radio, the directive became clear. Secure coverage, block access points, and coordinate the arrival of specialized backup. The man's refusal to comply and his silence about surrendering the weapon increased uncertainty about his mental state and narrowed the window for negotiation. At that stage, the operation was no longer about persuasion, but about containing an active threat while creating conditions to extract the children safely, a strategy consistent with hostage under fire protocols. >> Okay, go up. We got to make sure those kids are all right. Back up. Back up. Stay back. >> The kids. The kids. The >> kids. [Music] Oh my god. Oh my god. >> Oh my god. >> Over here. Over here. Over here. >> Get them. Get them. that way. >> Go with him. >> Yep. >> Here. You're going to stay here. Okay. >> Are you cold? >> Why not? You're fine, sweetie. [Applause] >> Right here. Okay. Hold on. You're okay. [Music] cover. [Music] >> The children still inside the vehicle broke into screams when they realized their father had stopped responding and the gunfire ceased. The sudden silence after seconds of crossfire became the most terrifying signal for them that something irreversible had happened. Their desperate cries calling out to him in panic forced officers to accelerate the extraction. In that moment, the technical mission overlapped with the humanitarian one, shielding the children from immediate physical danger while also containing the trauma of watching their father collapse just a few feet away. How could authorities move forward now? balancing operational security with the human toll of two children who had just witnessed everything. >> You want to sit right here or do you want to go back that way? >> You guys can come back to my unit. >> Yeah. Put them in your way. >> We're getting medics right now. >> We're getting medics right now. >> Oh my god. What's your name? >> Just breathe. >> Oh my god. >> Oh my god. >> Yeah, medic's coming. Okay. >> He's going to die. >> Medic. [Music] >> Oh my god. >> We're getting We're getting people over here to help him. Okay. >> Oh my god. >> Okay. [Music] We're getting people over. [Music] [Music] Oh my god. >> What's up? It's open. >> I'm not sure now, but we're getting people over here. Okay. [Music] Just 49. >> I call the cops. >> It's not your fault. >> I call the cops. This is my fault. It's not your fault. >> It's my fault. >> Uh yeah, I do. Uh it's okay. >> You want to do me a favor and sit down? >> You guys, >> it's okay. It's okay. We're here to help here. Do me a favor. Just sit right here. >> My sister. >> I got one right here. Then I got one up there for you. Are you Are you okay? >> I need I need you to call. >> Is he going to die? >> I'm not sure, man. But we're getting over people over. >> I know. >> My phone's at 2%. >> There's another one up front if you need it. >> Number change. What's your new one? >> Dad has my phone. I have no idea where my phone is. Take a deep breath. >> I don't have it. >> Does that feel better? You >> all right? >> Here, do me a favor. Hold your breath for 4 seconds. >> Oh my god. >> Three. Four. Let it out. >> I'm going move your I'm going move your hair. Isaac, >> what happened for her? >> He's wiping. >> He drank. He never drinks and he's an alcoholic and he just went psycho. She went to the rooms. He called the cops >> and he was like flipping out on us. >> Like he like hit her with a gun and then he said like, >> "Hey, it's okay. You want to you want to sit right here next to your sister?" >> Said, "Do me a favor. >> We weren't going to get out of the room unless we were >> so I panicked and I called the cop." >> No, that's the right decision to make. >> You did the right thing. Okay. Do me do me a favor. Take a deep breath. Is he dead? >> I'm not sure. I'm getting medics over here okay to help him. [Music] >> Once the children were removed from the vehicle, the operation widened beyond the immediate confrontation. One team cleared the residents to ensure no additional threats remained while another moved family members into patrol cars for safety. In this context, the first testimony surfaced, adding weight to the unfolding tragedy. Accounts of alcohol use after a long period of sobriety, escalating aggression inside the home, and explicit threats to those who had tried to escape. Amidst sobbing, these statements outlined the chain of events that led to the shooting. For investigators, it was no longer just a response to gunfire. The background revealed a family dynamic and crisis spiraling into lethal violence. >> Okay. >> Okay. So, we're gonna have an ambulance coming through. Okay. So, I can't have you guys come over at all. Okay. So, just so we can get through. >> You guys need anything? Are you guys doing okay? >> Are we going to go back? >> You're not hurt, are you? >> Are we going to go back? >> Hit me in the head with a pistol. But >> he hit you in the head. Okay. Did you not? I don't know how she got that >> mark hit in the head >> right here and then he right here where that bump is and then he choked me out and then she called the police. >> You want if I look at it just make sure it's okay. You got hit in the head. >> Take a deep breath. 4 second breath. >> I cannot believe that he just did that. >> One. >> I cannot believe that he just did that. >> Four. Okay, you can breathe out. Oh my gosh. >> Is he dead? >> They have eggs. >> I didn't go over. >> Can you do me a favor? Hold your hair back. [Music] >> He's probably [Music] Don't be texting anybody about this, please. >> The neighbors are freaking asking. >> Your sister, come over here. >> Oh my god. >> What's your name? >> Sit with your sister in the back. >> Yeah. >> Come this way. Okay. >> You want You want the heater on? Yeah, I got it. [Music] >> It's no one's fault. Daddy. Oh my god. Mom, you and dad are never going to fight again. [Music] >> This is never >> Hey, what's your name? >> Yes. >> You're very brave. You're very brave. >> You did the right thing. Okay. >> Don't Don't blame yourself for what happened. Okay. It's not your fault. >> You did the right thing today. Okay. You're very brave. >> I'm very brave. I walk out of you. Okay. >> Thank you. >> Thank you for what you did today. Okay. >> What's your name, sweetie? >> That's a pretty name. >> The other guy said that when I Doing okay. >> Is there anything I can do? You want some water or anything? You want some water? I got a water bottle up front. Okay. I'll give it to you. Okay. >> It's brand new. Okay. Do you want me to open it for you? Okay. Here you go. >> Thanks. >> Here's the lid. Do you want the lid? >> How old are you guys? >> I'm 12. >> You're 12? >> I need that. >> You're five. >> I'm sorry. >> I need my mom. >> You need your mom? Do you know your mom's number? >> I don't know her number. >> You don't know her number? Do you have your grandma's number by chance? >> No. >> It's in my phone. He took my phone. >> He has He has your phone. >> Your phone's in the house. We can't go back. >> We'll see how everything shakes out. Okay. Then see if you can get your phone. Okay. So, you can get in contact with your mom. >> Are you Are you at the hotel? >> He has my car keys in his pocket. He >> He has your car keys on your phone? >> Yeah. >> Okay. This is not bad. [Music] What grade are you in? >> Kindergarten. >> You're in kindergarten. >> Is there any way >> that we can go inside? >> Not right now, ma'am. Not right now. >> Okay. They need to go. >> Okay. >> Okay. What the footage doesn't capture is how the scene acquired a psychological dimension. Paramedics worked on the wounded man while the children sat apart in shock, displaying guilt and fear. For investigators, that reaction was telling. It reflected the invisible toll of domestic conflicts once firearms are involved. Clinically, a sudden relapse into alcohol after prolonged sobriety can trigger brief psychotic episodes or disproportionate responses to stress. explaining the erratic shift from verbal conflict to gunfire. Even with his own children present in family criminology, such moments mark a turning point. They activate a cycle of medical care, psychological intervention, and forensic documentation that affects not only the aggressor, but the entire household. How long have this happen? >> Like 10 minutes now. If that maybe five, six. You going to pull him over there? >> I couldn't feel a pulse. >> I don't feel a pulse. But uh yeah, he's he's got a little bit of a leg right here. I mean, he's trying to breathe. Yeah. Hey, >> let's get him on the monitor. I guess if you can pick up [Music] my engine back, you can start the 205. You can start the back. >> Are you are you at the hotel or the residence? >> Residence. [Music] >> Yep. As medical attention continued, officers meticulously preserved evidence. The weapon's position, shell casings, impact marks, and bullet trajectories. Each detail had to be documented before the emotional weight of the scene contaminated the chain of custody. At the same time, specialized child support services were alerted, recognizing that the trauma of witnessing the event would have long-term consequences. This dual track preserving life while protecting evidence and addressing the psychological welfare of survivors reflected the complexity of an incident where law enforcement, medical and family dynamics collided. >> Okay. So, uh, all of us are going to have to go to the police department. Okay. >> Can I get some clothes? >> Um, I'm not I don't think anyone's allowed in there right now. Um, but we just need to get you guys over there. Okay. Um, >> they're all concerned about Was it your husband? >> Yeah, they're all concerned about him right now. Um, trying to make sure you're okay. [Music] Daddy quiet. I need my water. [Music] Yeah. [Music] I just I just got out of bed. I don't have any clothes. [Music] >> Awesome. Okay. [Music] >> Okay. I don't know if you can move his car, but I need to get out. >> Uh, no. I don't have the keys for it. I'll tow him. Uh, I think he might be coming over here. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. >> What happened? >> Are Are any of you guys hurt? You guys need to get checked out by medics or anything? >> You guys are okay. Are you okay? Is your head okay? Okay. Okay. [Music] [Music] [Music] Oh my god, daddy. [Music] [Applause] [Music] because I need my brother. >> They're coming now to move it. We got a building inspector. >> What do you want? Bag both. Ale shower. So >> yeah, >> start bagging. >> Let the monitor. The case of Timothy Riley was taken over by the New Mexico State Police following the protocol that requires independent review of officer involved shootings. The investigation focused on reconstructing the sequence of shots and determining whether the officer's use of force complied with legal standards. Riley, age 30, died from a gunshot wound to the head after the confrontation, ending any criminal process against him. Had he survived, he would have faced serious charges including aggravated assault on officers, child in and negligent use of a firearm, amongst many others. In the immediate aftermath, attention turned to the children who were placed in protective custody and received psychological support after witnessing both the shooting and their father's collapse. The episode demonstrated how a household marked by addiction and conflict can in mere moments become a critical threat to family and community safety. Beyond Roswell, Timothy Riley's raised questions about the adequacy of police response and incidents involving children at direct risk, the need for early intervention in domestic violence cases, and the lasting emotional toll on minors when instability, crisis, and access to firearms converge.