A photo provided by Heartland Fire & Rescue shows police in San Diego County, Calif., Sunday Aug. 21, 2011 outside a burning building where a gunman had shot an El Cajon policeman. The fire broke out after the policeman was shot. (AP Photo/Heartland Fire and Rescue)
A photo provided by Heartland Fire & Rescue shows police in San Diego County, Calif., Sunday Aug. 21, 2011 protecting a Heartland Fire crew battling a blaze in a building where gunman had shot an El Cajon policeman. The fire broke out after the policeman was shot. (AP Photo/Heartland Fire and Rescue)
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El Cajon Standoff
Helicopters dumped water overhead to control the blaze as SWAT team members surrounded the property.
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El Cajon Standoff Ends with House Fire; Helicopter Drops Water as Suspected Gunman Remains Inside
No bodies had been found at the scene.
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El Cajon Officer Shot in Neck During Standoff; Officers Drag Him to Safety
Wounded officer was stable and alert after arriving at Sharp Memorial Hospital.
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EL CAJON , Calif. (AP) — Two days after being shot in the head, a police officer is sitting, talking and recalling details about a gunman shooting him after the suspect went on a rampage — killing a baby girl believed to be his daughter, his mother-in-law and torching his home.
Lt. Mark Coit says 28-year-old Officer Jarred Slocum remembers being shot by Kevin Collier as he approached his home Sunday after a hysterical call reported Collier had ignited a home.
Police believe a 1-year-old girl found shot in the head in Collier's truck was his daughter. Two other adult bodies found inside the home are believed to be 32-year-old Collier and his 51-year-old mother-in-law.
Coit says Slocum may leave intensive care Tuesday.
Collier's wife escaped uninjured. She had recently filed for divorce.
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