September 21, 2011 CNNSecurity cameras catch the courthouse shooting spree of an Arkansas man.5NEWS Reporter 6:31 p.m. CDT, September 21, 2011Crawford Co. Courthouse Shooting"I Wasn't Going to Die There" Says Officer Who Fired at Courthouse GunmanOne of the officers involved in a shooting at the Crawford County Courthouse talked with 5NEWS Wednesday about his decision to fire at the suspect. Police shot and killed James Palmer, 48, after they say he shot one person and injured a police officer.Surrounded by cameras, Lt. Stephen Staggs with the Van Buren Police Department relived the afternoon of Sept. 13. He was at the prosecuting attorney’s office when panic alarms from inside the courthouse went off. “We’re thinking well that’s gotta be a test,” said Staggs.Staggs ran to the courthouse. He said, “I heard gun shots, so then I knew it was the real deal.”Staggs took cover behind a car in gravel parking lot he estimates just 30 yards from where the gunman fired multiple shots at police. “I’ll be honest with you, I made up my mind during that, that I wasn’t going to die there,” said Staggs. “I was going home.”Staggs says he fired one shot. Officials confirm Officer Dave Passen, Detective Randy Allen, and two Crawford County sheriff’s deputies also fired at Palmer. “This guy was firing, firing at other offers, firing at people in the courthouse,” said Staggs, “It’s our job and our duty to stop it.”With 25 years of service, Staggs says he never fired his service weapon at anyone before the shooting at the courthouse. The officer returned to work Monday. “Hopefully I’ll keep that guardian angel around,” said Staggs.Staggs says he still does not know which officer fired the shot that killed the suspect. The prosecuting attorney’s office cleared all of the officers involved of any wrongdoing earlier this week.911 Calls: Deadly Crawford Co. Courthouse Shooting