Never gave up

Though struck in the right eye, Bell drew his weapon and returned fire.

"It just took a matter of seconds," Bell said. "I fired seven. He fired eight."

By the end, two more shots had hit Bell.

One severed his left middle finger.

The other struck his right groin area, lodging in his hip socket.

"If you're involved in something like that, you can't run," Bell said.

"You've got to go forward. You have to stand your ground and you've got to win the fight because if you don't, then you are in trouble.