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S.A. 15-005 <br />Investigator: R. SMITH Approved By: <br />Date of Report:7/1/15 Date: 07/08/2015 <br />Page 32 of 34 <br />GARCIA: Uh, I…I know it was me but I’m pretty sure other officers saw the same <br />thing too. <br />SMITH: Okay. At some point did the suspect raise that gun from his left side up <br />towards officers? <br />GARCIA: Yes. <br />SMITH: Were there commands given when he got out of the vehicle and the gun <br />was identified to drop the gun? <br />GARCIA: Yes. <br />SMITH: How many would you estimate that *** that was said? <br />GARCIA: I know more than once. <br />SMITH: Was that by yourself? <br />GARCIA: Uh, by me and I’m not sure if any other officers, uh, screamed anything <br />else. <br />(PAUSE) <br />SMITH: And I think you kinda said in your statement but why did you shoot the <br />suspect? <br />GARCIA: Uh, like I said based on the totality of the circumstances up to that point <br />of, uh, when I fired, uh, I knew this man, uh, was armed he had already, <br />uh, committed to shooting somebody and when he was pulled over he <br /> , I <br />believed he made a commitment to himself to either A, uh, hurt us <br /> So at the time when I see him he’s racing, he’s <br />not, I mean he raises the gun and poses a threat to my safety being the