"48 Hours" Live to Tell: The Vendetta - Encore
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(upbeat music) - We are never gonna be the same. Driving at night is never gonna be the same. And we all feel that it never should have happened. I was the first female district judge to be on a criminal bench in Travis County. Governor Bush appointed me in 1999. I think the fact that I was expecting twins brought a lot of attention to the whole process. - Attorneys please approach. - I treated people in my courtroom with respect and kindness and patience, but firm when I needed to be. The defendant stands charged with the offense of capital murder. - I knew that there was a potential threat because of the high-risk people that I'm seeing every day. The decisions I make every day, someone's not going to leave happy. It was a Friday. I had family and we're gonna go to the football game, you know, Texas football on Friday night. Will and I and my sister drove. It was just like any other night. - We always went to the football games every Friday night. - My cousin and aunt were coming in town, so I was excited to see them and have a good night. - It was rainy, so after halftime, we decided to head home. Will had his learners permit, so he drove. - My mom was next to me in the passenger seat. My aunt and cousin were in the back. - So we drove up to the security gate and we drove into our driveway. - And as we were pulling out the driveway, I saw a leaf bag that was blocking the gate. - And we thought it was strange. I thought it was a prank. And so we will got out of the car. - Got out and picked it up and then started to walk down towards the street with it. And I saw someone start to kind of walk down the street. And I noticed he was dressed in all black and I thought it was a little weird. And then all of a sudden he just started running straight at me and so I turned around and ran back to my mom's side of the car. And then he pulled out again and started shooting. - I think he shot four times through the driver's side window. - I scooted down as far as I could in the seat. And I protected my head with my arm and my hand.
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A judge and her son are ambushed in front of their home. Shot multiple times, the judge refuses to be intimidated and works to stop other attacks. CBS News' Jim Axelrod reports.