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heard another round of firecracker. explosions and things were 3 as : LA 7-1627 — SLA / KAH SHEPARD followed ‘the couple out “or ‘the front. ‘door ‘and said, a "Sir", MASON advised he followed SHEPARD and the couple to’: Oe the area of the front door, MASON said that SHEPARD motfoned - for him to come out of the store_as SBRPARD was * MoNANE £9. fon physically stop the white male, a Beh Bt passed i ie MASON advised that a flerece ‘struggle began. and he: " and SHEPARD were attempting to force the male to the pavement. MASON said the female began hitting SHEPARD on the back, and >? MASON then attempted to subdue the female by keeping her hands. behind her back, MASON.said that BILL HUETT came out of the 7 store and‘was assisting SHEPARD in subduing the male. SHEPARD ! yelled out to HUETT to "look out, hets got a gun", - MASON re- membered seeing the gun being pointed at SHEPARD, MASON said. he was still holding the girl, who seemed to be trying to get, her right hand free to get at her left ite. i MASON sald he. felt something which felt like a gun. handle, wo Be ee: MASON advised he then heard eomething whie h “sounded: like a string of firecrackers exploding. MASON said he then - hitting the conerete. MASON sald he looked across Crenshaw. almost directly east of Mel's Sporting Goods and saw the ~ ; oon barrel of a gun sticking out of a Volkswagen van on the Griver's - side, MASON said someone yelled to “Look out, they have a 9°. machine gun”, and he then let go of the pirl. MASON said he - ran toward the store and noticed that the eouple was! running ** toward the Volkswagen van. HF fae : ah MASON got inside the store and heard another volley” $ ‘of what he then knew to be shots being fired in rapid-sus cession... MASON said he then heard two single shots and saw the Volkswagen. - van moving east in the parking lot which is directly east of ~~. Mel's Sporting Goods, MASON said the van went east all the way ©. to the end of the parking lot, turned . deft, and, headed easton --:.-- Imperial Highway. or vm} Mua aie EE MASON said that he also venenbered an additional person who had helped to subdue the white male, but he could not identify this person. MASON said he heard BILL HUETT say, - ' "Call the police", as the Volkswagen van was moving away, and a MASON advised he als o observed SHEPARD leaving in his. Personal. car to evidently follow the Volkswagen lati Pe