Patrolman Clyde Haygood was the officer that tried to jump the curb on his Harley, he could make it and dumped it on the north curb of Elm then ran towards the north end of the railroad overpass. He wqas followed by a crowd of about 14 people. At the top he and they watched for a moment as the motorcade headed toward the Stemmons Freeway.
He turned around and returned to his bike, drove down through the underpass, came back, and was flagged down by Tague who said he felt a "sting" on his cheek during the shooting. Haygood saw the blood on Tague's cheek and radioed a report in. It was "a few seconds before 12:35" according to the dispatchers notes. Haygood himself testified that the time was around 12:40.
Haygood then asked Tague to show him where Tague was when he was wounded. They walked to the spot and found a mark in the curb about 20 feet away. They called over a deputy searching for evidence on Main street. Deputy Sheriff Buddy Walthers came over and agreed that the mark was a bullet shot. Walthers testified that he thought it most likely came from the TSBD.