SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES IN FRONT OF HER HOME, TEXAS JUDGE JULIE KOCUREK SHARES HER REAL-LIFE STORY OF SURVIVAL AND HER JOURNEY TO STOP OTHER ATTACKS IN "48 HOURS: LIVE TO TELL: THE VENDETTA"

Kocurek Says: "I Can Remember Thinking, 'I Am Going to Die in Front of My Own Son'"

Saturday, April 13

Texas judge Julie Kocurek was shot multiple times, by an unknown man, in front of her teenage son, in the driveway of their home. She survived and shares her emotional story and her work to stop others from being targeted in 48 HOURS: "Live to Tell: The Vendetta" to be broadcast Saturday, April 13 (10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Anchored by Jim Axelrod, "Live to Tell: The Vendetta" is the inspiring story of a woman who overcame incredible odds to survive and is now on a mission to stop future attacks on judges.

"I scooted down as far as I could in the seat. And I protected my head with my arm and my hand," Kocurek says. "I can remember thinking, 'I am going to die in front of my own son.'"

It was a typical Friday night for Kocurek and her son, Will. They attended a local football game and then headed home. When they drove up to the security gate in front of their house, they noticed a leaf bag blocking the way. When Will got out to move it, he noticed someone coming down the street dressed in all black.

"And then he just started running straight at me," Will Kocurek says. When the gunman got to the car, "he pulled out a gun and started shooting - he shot four times through the driver's side window."

The gunman was armed with bullets that shattered into fragments upon impact, leaving the Texas judge with hundreds of wounds.

"And she told me she was OK, and that was a little shocking at first," Will recalls. "And then once she looked up and I saw the blood everywhere, I knew she was not OK."

Will called 911.

"Will said goodbye to me. I told him I loved him," Kocurek says. "And we just waited for the police to come. It seemed like an eternity."

Kocurek told arriving officers she was a judge and the shooting might be related to her work. What she didn't know then was that the local district attorney's office had gotten a tip saying someone was going to shoot a judge, but the tip was not considered credible.

Told through Kocurek's point of view, "Live to Tell: The Vendetta" explores those terrifying moments when an assailant began shooting at her car as her son stood outside, and how she found the strength to live. The story also describes Kocurek's efforts to make sure every tip of a plot against an official is thoroughly investigated and safeguards are taken to limit access to judges' personal information.

"Live to Tell" is a short-run series from the producers of 48 HOURS delivering first-person accounts of extraordinary people who refuse to give up when facing possible death. Ruth Chentez is the senior producer of 48 HOURS: "Live to Tell: The Vendetta." Anthony Venditti is the producer. Claire St. Amant is the development producer. Atticus Brady and Grace Arlotta-Berner are the editors. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Judy Tygard is the creator of "Live to Tell" and the executive producer.

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