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Internal File # OIS 2013-06 I asked Officer Ayala what path he took from his vehicle toward the open garage. Officer Ayala said he walked directly toward the open garage door and after taking a few steps from his unit , he saw Gonzalez pop out from the garage holding the handgun in her right hand. I asked Officer Ayala if he could see Gonzalez at the time that he exited his unit and he said no. I asked Officer Ayala how close he was to the east wall of the garage at the time Gonzalez came into his view. Officer Ayala said he was approximately five to ten feet from the wall. I asked Officer Ayala if his path toward the garage changed so that he could see Gonzalez or did her path change as she came into his view. Officer Ayala said that Gonzalez moved out of the garage and into his view. I asked Officer Ayala to describe the body motions that he made as he indicated that Gonzalez moved into his field of view. Officer Ayala said Gonzalez was holding a gun in her right hand , up close to her face and pointing it in an upward direction. Inspector Gonzalez asked Officer Ayala what direction Gonzalez was facing when he first saw her and Officer Ayala said eastbound, toward him. I asked Officer Ayala if his interpretation was that Gonzalez was looking at him. Officer Ayala said, "She was looking straight at me, she saw me." I asked Officer Ayala if there was any doubt in his mind and he said, "No doubt." I asked Officer Ayala what he did next and he mentioned that he recognized Gonzalez as the wanted 187 suspect from the city of Orange . Officer Ayala said day watch had training during roll call in reference to Gonzalez and stated that she was wanted for a 187 CPC / 245 CPC, was armed and known to frequent the city of Santa Ana. I asked Officer Ayala if he recognized Gonzalez as the 187 suspect as soon as she stepped out from the garage. Officer Ayala said that she stepped out; he saw the threat and figured out it was her all at the same time. Inspector Gonzalez asked Officer Ayala to talk about Gonzalez's stance as she exited the garage. Officer Ayala said, "She was going to present that weapon and point it towards me, that's what I felt. She was in a .. .facing directly at me, as you would if you were to face a target that you wanted to shoot." Officer Ayala added that he moved as soon as he processed what he was seeing Gonzalez do; holding a handgun and moving toward him. Inspector Gonzalez asked how the training was given in roll call, regarding Gonzalez. Officer Ayala said the sergeant conducting roll call passed out a flyer that had a picture, name and date of birth of Gonzalez. The sergeant also said that Gonzalez murdered a female, is still in possession of a .38 handgun and has family in the city of Santa Ana. I showed Officer Ayala a wanted flyer put out by the Orange Police Department and asked him if he recognized the person in the flyer. Officer Ayala immediately stated, Page18