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Internal File # OIS 2013-06 said no. Officer Ayala told me that the first time he remembered seeing his partner, once the shooting began, was at the back of Officer Esquivel's unit. I asked Officer Ayala if he remembered hearing his partner engage Gonzalez with gunfire. Officer Ayala said that he heard rounds being fired, but they were fired around the same time that he fired, so he couldn't differentiate whose rounds they were. I asked Officer Ayala if he communicated with his partner during the shooting and he said yes. Officer Ayala told me that he yelled "Gun!" one time in a very loud tone of voice . I asked Officer Ayala if there was any doubt Officer Esquivel heard him. Officer Ayala said, "He heard me!" After engaging Gonzalez a second time, Officer Ayala noticed a male suspect poke his head around the corner of the open garage and look toward them . Officer Ayala communicated to his partner that he wanted to move to a better position of cover since there were additional suspects in the garage. Officer Ayala asked Officer Esquivel to cover him while he moved and Officer Esquivel acknowledged Officer Ayala. While looking northbound, Officer Ayala moved southbound to a better position of cover on the east side of the alley. Once in position on the east side of the alley, Officer Ayala noticed that there was a pedestrian gate located behind (west of) Officer Esquivel's position. Officer Ayala said he recommended that they move further south . Before they could move, a Santa Ana park ranger arrived at the scene . Officer Ayala and Officer Esquivel moved back to a position of cover behind the park ranger's unit. Once enough units arrived at the scene, a search team and an arrest team were established. The search and arrest teams moved northbound on the east side of the alley toward the open garage. Once the teams reached the front of unit #854, Officer Ayala yelled that Gonzalez was still moving, her hands were underneath her and he couldn't see the gun. I asked Officer Ayala if he handcuffed the suspect and he said no, he was part of the search team. Officer Ayala, Corporal Enriquez and an additional unknown officer entered the garage and searched it. I asked if they found anyone in the garage and he said no. I asked Officer Ayala if he heard a broadcast requesting medics and he said yes . Inspector Gonzalez asked Officer Ayala what direction Gonzalez was facing as she fell to the ground and he said northbound , away from the officers. Inspector Gonzalez asked Officer Ayala if he saw anything in her left hand as she reached out for something and he said no . Inspector Gonzalez asked Officer Ayala if he could see what Gonzalez was reaching for and he said no. Pag e 20