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Internal File # OIS 2013-06 I asked Officer Esquivel if he believed the suspect was armed. Officer Esquivel said , based on what he saw and heard , he believed the suspect was armed. I asked Officer Esquivel what he was basing that on. Officer Esquivel said, "I was basing that on Officer Ayala's reaction. Him quickly trying to get away from the mouth of that garage, him firing his weapon, the high pitch of his ... you know the tone of his voice was really high pitched. He screamed 'Gun, Gun, Gun' and then when we got back towards ... you know just south of the garage he continually said 'She's got a gun, she's got a gun and she's still moving . She's in the alley'." I asked Officer Esquivel what type of weapon he believed the suspect was in possession of and he said a gun . Inspector Gonzalez asked Officer Esquivel if the suspect was aware of his position. Officer Esquivel said he didn't think the suspect knew he was there. Inspector Gonzalez asked Officer Esquivel if he made any announcements to the suspect and he said no. I asked Officer Esquivel if he heard rounds being fired from Officer Ayala before he engaged the suspect and he said yes. I asked Officer Esquivel to estimate the number of rounds that were fired by Officer Ayala and he said six or seven. I asked Officer Esquivel if those six or seven rounds were multiple volleys of rounds or one volley and he said one volley. I asked Officer Esquivel if he started to engage the suspect before or after that volley of six or seven rounds ended. Officer Esquivel said he didn't remember. I asked Officer Esquivel if he remembered hearing a second volley of rounds from Officer Ayala subsequent to the first volley and he said yes . I asked Officer Esquivel how many rounds he heard Officer Ayala fire during the second volley and he said two or three. Inspector Gonzalez asked Officer Esquivel if the rounds he fired fell during the first volley of rounds from Officer Ayala, the second volley of rounds from Officer Ayala or somewhere in between. Officer Esquivel said that he fired within the first volley of rounds from Officer Ayala. Inspector Gonzalez asked Officer Esquivel what he or Officer Ayala was doing in between the two volleys from Officer Ayala. Officer Esquivel said that he was retreating to a position of cover and he heard Officer Ayala yell that she had a gun and she was still moving. Inspector Gonzalez asked Officer Esquivel if he fired a second volley of rounds and he said no. Inspector Gonzalez asked Officer Esquivel if he knew what his backdrop was during the shooting. Officer Esquivel said there was a green dumpster on the west side of the alley and clear in the rest of the alley. Inspector Gonzalez asked what the lighting was like and he said daylight. Inspector Gonzalez noted that Officer Esquivel was wearing glasses at the time of the interview and wanted to know if he was wearing them at the time of the shooting. Officer Esquivel said he was wearing his glasses at the time of the shooting . Inspector Gonzalez asked if the glasses are tinted and Officer Esquivel said no, they have clear lenses, not transitional lenses. Page 13