San Diego police Sgt. Anthony Elliott shared his recovery with other first responders almost two years after being shot in the head by a suspect while on duty .

“The first thing I could think about is, 'Why am I not dead? I just got my head blown, and I am alive,'" Elliott said as he shared the details of the night he almost died on Dec. 7, 2023.

He spoke to a group of first responders from across San Diego County on Friday about the call that resulted in him being shot.

They were looking for the suspect of a stolen car who was also accused of domestic violence. They found him with a gun in the parking lot of a Ralph's grocery store in 4S Ranch. The pursuit ended with the man shooting Elliott in the head, barely missing an artery in his brain. Back-up officers shot the suspect, who di

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