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This brass was also mentioned in the report of the lead investigator, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Sergeant John Brady, who said that when they arrived at 00:50 hours (less than an hour after the shooting ended), and began their inspection of the crime scene, he noted “several expended shell cases, possibly .38 or .357” on the ground.

the only spent revolver brass found loose on the ground at the crime scene was the brass near Officer Pence’s location

The spent .38 Special revolver brass in Davis’ Model 38 revolver was still in the revolver, which was left in the rear seat of the Pontiac. The spent .357 Magnum revolver brass in Twining’s Model 28 revolver was dumped during the flight from the crime scene and never recovered, except for the one case that remained in the gun as it was found at the scene of the Schwartz robbery by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Thomas L. Fryer. The spent .38 Special revolver brass in Officer Frago’s Officer’s Model Match revolver was also dumped during the flight from the crime scene and never recovered, except for one case that was found in the gun when it was located in the camper of Schwartz’s vehicle and booked into evidence by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Don G. Tomlinson. The spent .357 Magnum revolver brass (and single live round) in Officer Alleyn’s Model 19 revolver was recovered with his gun and secured at the scene by CHP Officer Jack Burniston, who put them on the floorboard of CHP Sergeant Paul Connell’s vehicle. These cases were later booked into evidence, when they were delivered by CHP Sergeant Cable to the LASO Crime lab. The single round of spent .357 Magnum brass fired in Officer Gore’s Colt Python revolver was recovered from the floor of the Hoag residence by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Detective Sergeant John Brady. The remaining handgun cartridge cases at the scene came from Twining’s .45 ACP pistols.