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Internal File# OIS 2013-06 moved to a better position of cover. Officer Ayala said he attempted to fire through the east garage wall in an attempt to hit Gonzalez before she could get off a shot on him. Officer Ayala ran to Officer Esquivel 's vehicle , which he said was closest position of cover he could find . Officer Ayala remembered getting to Officer Esquivel's vehicle and then seeing Gonzalez run out into the alley. Once in the alley, Gonzalez fell to the ground and Officer Ayala continued shooting . A male Hispanic with a bald head popped his head out of the garage and around the corner. Officer Ayala communicated to Officer Esquivel that there were multiple suspects still in the garage. Officer Ayala told Officer Esquivel to cover him while he moved to a better position of co ver. Officer Ayala moved from behind Officer Esquivel 's car to a position of cover behind a garage wall located on the east side of the alley. Officer Ayala said he heard Officer Esquivel broadcast that they had been involved in a 998 at the 800 block of S. Townsend. Officer Ayala said he got on the radio and broadcasted that they had been involved in a 998 and they were in the east alley of 800 S. Townsend and asked units to respond northbound in the alley. Officer Ayala noticed that Officer Esquivel was standing behind a dumpster fo r cover. He also noticed that there was a pedestrian gate on the west side of the alley , which could allow for othe r suspect's to double back and potentially surround the officers. Officer Ayala was in the process of communicating to Officer Esquivel that he should move to a better position of cover when the Santa Ana park ranger arrived at the scene. Both Officer Ayala and Officer Esquivel move d to the park ranger's vehicle and waited for additional Santa An a Police Department units to arrive. Officer Ayala added that he could still see Gonzalez moving around as all the coordinating was being done . Once enough officers were on scene , a team was put together to go up and clear the garage and place Gonzalez in handcuffs. I showed Officer Ayala a sketch that I drew and asked him if it refreshed his re collection of the scene a nd he said yes. I reminded Officer Ayal a that the sketch was not to scale and he said he understood. I asked Officer Ayala how many people he initially saw in the garage and he said four. I asked Officer Ayala if he had seen any of those four people before, based on what he could see from his car at that moment and he said no. I a sked Officer Ayal a if he communicated with his partner that he located the open garage at the time that he exited his car. Officer Ayala said no, be cau se th ey had a plan before they started to drive northbound in the alley th at Officer Ayala would stop once he found the open garage. Attorney asked Officer Ayala what kind of ve hi cles he and his partner w ere driving that day and he said marked bl ack and white police vehicles with a red & blue light bar on top. Page1 1