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it was too dark. .He had no idea whether the people involved
wore students or ovtsiders He added, however, while the fire
men were attentping to catineuish the flanes approximately
30 individuals were invoived in an attempt to take the hoses
away Irom the fire men. At this Sane time, stones were
continuing to be thrown at the ROTC Builcng
On Sunday, he advised *he spent the day with his
girlfriend,
fares pee tated that on Monday, May 4, 1970,
his firct Se orrill Hall at 12:05. At that time
he preecedcd throuch the Comsons, his normal route of travel,
where be ohserved a gireantic crowd of people. At approximately
three guacters of the way fthrouch the Commons, he had seer
the National Guard and the crowd was told to disperse. At that
time, tear gas was being thrown with some rocks being thrown
by studegis 2nd tear ras being thrown back to the Rational
Guard, acdvised that the crowd split into two sections,
one wont Gonina Suyier ang dounsoen ilalt and the other srrour
went around by the Womens! doriuitery. All he can recall was
that there was 2 lot of tear fas being discharged and
thot the students were returning the tear gas in the area of
the National Guard. At this timc, he was proceeding up toward
the gate over tho hill. Ue said all he could observe was
a hancful of stucents throwing stuff at the National Guard,
hovever, he had no idea what it was since he was from 1 =< 2
football ficlds ayvey., We said in that aren, there are not
Many rocks dust gs Pew stieks ond chones
a we we Srna te kee
He docs recall} sat this time the students were
retreating and then he heard sone shots being fired at which
tine he hit the ground. He then observed a student lying
in the street, believed to be JEFFREY HELLER. Fe ran toward
him wivh the inte mnt of assisting. He belicves this was over
by tho parking pate. While he was doing this, he observed
Ne
what appeared to him, several shots hitting the ground and
. vad t- Twat OF fy t at ras ar winaws whi were
ricechettines gus t 2n front of a proup Gi students, WoO Were
helping JEYIREY NTLUER.,. Re did not see anyone fire these
Shots; however, he loeked up and observed fovrr or Live
guardsnen coning nerr that croup, it was at this time that
the stuaents there rgobuked the National Guard and told them
to get cut of there because they were trying to help this
student who was already dead.
YO
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