New England Patriots quarterback Brady and supermodel Gisele were married in Los Angeles County in February, and were renewing their vows Saturday. Just as the photographers started snapping, the couple's bodyguards spotted them and chased them, according to Aviles.
The pair ran back to Cortez's Suzuki SUV, parked about 500 feet away in dense brush.
They split up as they ran away, and by the time Aviles said he reached the SUV, his colleague was already there speaking to a guard.
Aviles quoted the guard as saying, "Tom Brady just wants to talk to you. It's OK, nothing's going to happen."
But Aviles claimed when the photographers accepted the guard's invitation back to Gisele's house, they were swarmed by three members of the wedding party and five hired guards dressed all in black.
The photographers lied their way out of the tight spot — saying they hadn't taken a single frame.
As the lensman drove away, Aviles claimed he spotted one of the guards pull a pistol.
Seconds later, a bullet shattered the back of Cortez's SUV, struck a front windshield wiper and then bounced back into the cabin, landing in between the terrified shutterbugs, he said.
"I thought this was going to be my last job," Aviles said.
