Days after he was shot in the leg during a confrontation with an armed man, one of two wounded Chatham County deputies is talking about the incident.

After police disabled 35-year-old David Scott Herring's car on Sept. 17, they tried unsuccessfully to get him to peacefully surrender.

As it turned out, Herring ran from the deputies a second time and eventually shot both deputies in their legs.

They returned fire, killing him.

Before the shooting occurred, Captain Roy Allen said he was pretty hopeful authorities could peacefully resolve the situation, which began after shots were fired at a home and car.

"Anytime we're in one of these situations, we just want to negotiate and talk to a person," Allen explained.

"We certainly had communications. We were talking and he was responding to us as we were trying to get through to him," Allen continued. "We wanted to touch something in him so that he'd open up to us; but it never got that far."

Because of the ongoing investigation, Allen can not talk about specific details of what happened during the confrontation.

But last week, NBC-17 spoke with a witness who saw part of the attempts to get Herring to surrender as it unfolded in front of her home.

Evelyn Mitchell says the suspect "got out of his car, but he had a gun in his hand. Then he raised his hands and I thought he was surrendering."

At that point she says Herring's attitude shifted.

"He jumped back in his car and changed his mind," Mitchell said. "He was stomping like he was fussing. Then he got in the car and took of."

Minutes later the confrontation escalated, culminating in an exchange of gunfire between Herring and the deputies.

"It is a very frustrating feeling to think you're about to make a difference, and then it falls apart quickly," Allen said.

When shots were fired, Allen says his prior training dictated an automatic response to return fire.

"I feel bad for Mr. Herring and I feel bad for his family," Allen said. "But we didn't start this, he put the chain of events into motion."

Since the incident, Allen has had the chance to repeatedly replay the events in his mind and says he's comfortable with the decisions that were made.

"Looking back on it, would I have done anything differently? Absolutely not," he maintains.