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DD we QPERAL BUREAU OF. INVESTIGAT@ | ee ‘ nie ae Date of transcription May 21, 1974 - et. awe Sey nglevood Police Department, concern Stan _ "~ altercation at his place of employment during the afternoon of °. ' . May 16, 1974. ee a te _ MECUM stated that during the late afternoon on May ° 16, 1974, he was walting on a customer, at the ' gun case at which time they were rudely interrup y an unknown white male who asked about the location of cartridge cases for .30-06 caliber ammunition. MECUM stated he directed this ee "7 the cartridge cases and then continued walting - . MECUM stated that he did not notice. any unusual activity in the store after that as he was busy with MECUM qualified this by stating that he also is hard of hearing sO any commotion would have to be loud for him to notice,. - pO MECUM stated that afte had completed tits. selecting his purchases he an oved from the back iin of the store to the front register and began totaling up the oe, purchases, It was at this time MECUM noticed en altercation ions - in front of the store between TONY SHEPARD, GARY MASON, BILL nets HUETT; and the unknown male. MECUM did not concern himself oe ne about this scuffle as it appeared as though the employees had joe: .eontrol of the situation, rr - ios ee MECUM continued waiting on SRD hen suddenly fe some object grazed his shirt pocket, denting his pen and tearing the pocket. MECUM realized then that something was wrong and that someone was shooting into the store and he saw the emplayees . rush back into the store. MECUM ducked down behind the counter - ‘suet; 0 until the danger had passed, ; Te ie Interviewed on 5/16/74 ew lorrance, California Fie #LOS Angeles 7-1627 _ cde o _ | p Se : . i‘ <i: Date dictated fev af ‘This document conLains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. itis the property of the FBI and is loaned to *" * your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. ‘ . j ace -3l~ : er, - Flee, ah ay a Sa ~ —