95 Kevin Behr - Ohio: Shot by a Poacher

Five days before Christmas 2020, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Officer Kevin Behr was shot from behind while investigating a poaching operation. Nearly two years and 15 surgeries later, he shares his remarkable story of survival, courage, and determination. 

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Here’s what we discuss:

Incident occurred on the final day of deer gun season

Information about a chronic poacher operating in the area

Poacher had previously served prison time

Setting up a decoy in a rural area

Shooter was less than fifty feet away

Shot from behind with a 20-gauge slug

You feel being shot before you hear it

Reverted to training: communicate, move, shoot

Hit the emergency button on portable radio

Legs wouldn’t work

Goal was to stay alive until someone arrived

Felt like molten steel 

Shattered pelvis, multiple organs damaged

Shock wave travelled through the skull

“Bring more combat gauze.”

Concerns about potential ambush

New goal: stay alive until EMTs arrived

In and out of consciousness

New goal: stay alive until landing at the hospital

Accept the fact that you have been shot

Use those few seconds to focus on training - and act

Requested the level one trauma centre 

Milliseconds count

Shooter had a thermal scope – what did he see?

Offered no aid. Threw gun and ran.

Potentially more homicides in this felon’s future

Some light moments on a dark day

28 days in ICU

Fifteen surgeries to date

The long road back

Your mindset matters

Most internal organs were damaged

Nobody gets a free pass from PTSD

Learning new limits

Making gains all the time

Spinning a positive from a negative

Training, tactics, and experience will get you through

Shooter sentenced to a total of nearly 15 years



Credits
Hosts: Wayne Saunders and John Nores
Producer: Jay Ammann
Art & Design: Ashley Hannett
Research / Content Coordinator: Stacey DesRoches

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