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SaIita Ana PD 2015-06456: Supplemental Report by #2564 Page 3 of 4 Officer N. Quijas a picture of the scene in order to point out the police vehicle she was riding in at the time of the incident. The following is a summary of the incident. Officer N. Quijas told us they were in the northeast portion of the city when a call came out of a shooting that just occurred. Officer N. Quijas stated the information by dispatch was very detailed. As they were driving towards the area they began receiving information via police radio regarding the suspect and the suspect vehicle. Officer N. Quijas remembers hearing that the shooting occurred on Bishop or Chestnut. They stated the suspect was wearing a red sweater driving a white truck. Officer N. Quijas said as they continued driving to the location she heard an officer over the radio say he had the suspect vehicle. Officer N. Quijas said she turned on Main Street heading southbound and at this time saw the motor officer behind the white truck. Officer N. Quijas said as she continued driving sorithbound she looked to her left and saw the red sweat shirt and her partner also made the comment. Officer N. Quijas said they made a U-turn and they got behind the vehicle at which time they are now facing northborind. Officer N. Quijas said they assumed the primary position behind the truck. They activated their lights and the vehicle stopped. At this time they knew they had a suspect who had shot at someone not knowing if someone was hit. At this time she began to give verbal commands to the driver to tiirn the car off, let me see your hands but he was not responding. She said her partner Officer D. Garcia who is a fluent Spanish speaker took over the verbal corniuands, but the subject was not responding. Officer N. Quijas said she saw the subject get a silver semi-automatic handgun and saw the subject rack the gun to chamber a round. They continue to give him comi'nands, but he was not following the commands. Officer N. Quijas saw the subject bring the gun up to his chin while her partner continued giving commands. Officer N. Quijas said the subject fired one rorind hitting himself somewhere in the face. After he shot liimself they heard the engine reeve as if his foot was on the gas pedal. Officer N. Quijas said within a few minutes the engine stops reeving and she figures the subject is not dead. She observes the subject lean back on the seat. Officer N. Quijas observed the suspect wipe the blood off his face as Officer D. Garcia continued to give him commands and asking him to exit the vehicle, which he did. When the suspect exit the vehicle he was facing north bound then he turned his body facing south bound towards them. Officer N. Quijas said as he turned towards them she was able to see he still had thegun in his hand-and Officer-D.-Garcia-cont-inued-to-giyecornrnands.-She-bel-igved-thei-subject-was going to put the weapon down and surrender, but instead he stood rip from a crouch position with the weapon in his left hand and pointed it at them. Officer N. Quijas said at this time she fired two rounds in the subject's direction. Investigator R. Smith asked Officer N. Quijas if she saw the subject do anything else after he wiped the blood from his face and she said, "Yes." It looked like the subject was trying to make a phone call. She said she saw him with the phone in his hand. Officer N. Quijas was ttaying to see if it was a gun or the phone she believed the phone was white in color. Officer N. Quijas was able to identify the object as the phone. She said when the subject stepped out of the vehicle he had the gru'i in his left hand. She said the subject was hunched down and the gun was at thigh level at first. Officer N. Quijas said the subject stood up and pointed the gun towards their direction. Investigator R. Smith asked Officer N. Quijas if when the subject stood up was she able to clearly see him armed with the gun and she said, "Yes." Investigator R. Smith asked Officer N. Quijas if he dropped the gun and she said, "No." Investigator R. Smith asked Officer N. Quijas if he began to raise it and she said, "Yes." Investigator R. Smith asked Officer N. Quijas why she shot. Officer N. Quijas said she shot because she had information he had committed a shooting, based on the information provided, multiple callers they had received and based on her experience this was something serious. Officer N. Quijas said he then also tried to kill himself. Officer N. Quijas described this as almost being text book suicide by cop. Officer N. Quijas explained that this subject was determined to do anything to die on that day. Officer N. Quijas believed that by him pointing the gun towards them he would fire rounds in order for us to kill him. Officer N. Quijas said her partner would have been in his line of fire plus pedestrians in the area. Officer N. Quijas said they had to http://ir3/IR2.Web/Report.aspx?userid=2564&reportid=550000000000277384&recordtype... 6/8/2015