◆ SpookStack

“3: : LA 7-1627 . 4 a Five’ pair heavy duty red-topped gray socks . Sot came One pair navy blue medium sweatpants | One navy blue watch cap: . SHEPARD stated he rang up the purchases and the. =" . male gave him $32, SHEPARD gave the male his change and ° a, -; bagged the items, SHEPARD stated he noticed the male had "about $60 to $80 in his wallet, ° 52° 5. ey JOE a . x At this:point the couple walked out of. the store!. and he followed them outside, SHEPARD approached the male © and grabbed him by the right arm with his Left hand, and at the same time asked him to come back in the store, At this time a struggle began and he tried to throw the male to the LO ground, The female grabbed SHEPARD by the shoulders ana —- can began pulling. SHEPARD then called to GARY MASON for help | ore and MASON pulled the girl off his back. SHEPARD threw the ar male to the ground and straddled his back and put one handcuff. alte on his left wrist, clamping it tightly. ; " : ee At this point the male made a motion for a gun in “ker. his belt with his right hand, The gun was a two inch Colt Detective Special, The male got the gun out but SHEPARD could see that he did not have his finger on the trigger, SHEPARD stated he grabbed the gun with both hands and forzed it to the ground end simultaneously BILL HUETT, store owner, . grabbed the gun and yanked it from the male's hand, woo At this point SHEPARD heard what he thought’ were M\. . firecrackers. He looked up and saw a red and white Volkswagen bet van parked diagonally in the parking Lot across Crenshay. The mo, van was directly opposite the front’ door of Mel's, SHEPARD 7" saw an individual in the driver's seat with long hair and sun- Re, Glasses holding a gun in a sideways position, He said the _ weapon appeared to be a semi-automatic carbine, The first. burst appeared to be about nine shots, - —— - The male shouted, "You better get out of here", and SHEPARD released the male and he ran across the bushes ve in the traffic island on Crenshaw, heading for the red and oa white van. . SHEPARD crawled behind a light pole north of the a ‘loeation of the struggle and he saw and heard three more ‘o- - bursts of gunfire from the individual in the van. ok pe ery >