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After making the 11-99 radio call, Officer Pence exited the CHP cruiser, drew his six-inch .357 Magnum Colt Python revolver from its crossdraw holster, and began to fire at Davis and/or Twining, using the patrol vehicle’s open door as cover. (ssss1)
Just prior to this, as Officer Pence was bringing the vehicle to a halt and making the 11-99 call, Officer Alleyn was deploying the car’s Remington 870 12-gauge shotgun from the Lektro-Lok cradle. As Officer Pence exited the driver’s side and began to fire, Officer Alleyn exited the passenger side of the vehicle, with his issued hat securely in place, and pumped a round into the chamber of the shotgun as he made his way aft in the narrow channel between the two patrol cars.18 He rounded the back of Unit 78-8 and took up a position on the right side, behind the open passenger door of that unit. (Refer again to ssss1.) This “end run” was surely prompted by the fact that Officer Alleyn had been under fire since his arrival, and he felt unprotected due to the angle of Unit 78-12, which exposed the entire right side of the unit to the shooters.