article_snippet.sent: When Mark Bird Mark Bird lunged at Michael Olsen in a bid to save Michael Olsen colleague Michael Olsen felt a sharp pain through Michael Olsen hand and realised Michael Olsen had been shot.
article_snippet.sent: PC Bird, who has been in the force for nearly 23 years, said: 'I challenged Michael Olsen and Michael Olsen ignored us and carried on walking.
article_snippet.sent: PC Mark Bird (pictured) was attending a routine traffic accident with Michael Olsen colleague PC Robert Wilson in October last year when the incident happened . '
article_snippet.sent: PC Mark Bird ( added: 'PC Mark Bird ( was literally such a split second thing and we had to try to do something, because we were cornered really, and there was no way we were going to let Michael Olsen go. '
article_snippet.sent: Bird stepped in to save Olsen but as Olsen did Olsen was shot in the hand (pictured, Olsen injuries)
highlights_snippet.sent: Mark Bird Mark Bird lunged at Michael Olsen in bid to save colleague but was shot in the hand .
  