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James E. Pence Robert D. Core George M. Alleyn Walter C. Frago -
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his is a condensed and edited excerpt
. from the book, "Newhall Shooting: -
A Tactical Analysis" by Michael E.
\Vood. This book is the preeminent -
A TACTICAL ANALYSIS
study of the 1970 Newhall shooting -
in which four California Highway
Patrolmen were slain. This book of- -
DEADLIEST -
fers the most critical, in-depth analysis of the shoot-
ing to date, and explores the lessons learned from SURVIVAL LESSONS
this event. It challenges the notion that these les- FROM ONt OF LAW
ENFORCEMENTS
sons have been fully incorporated into American Massad Ayoob -
SHOOTINGS
law enforcement training, and examines ways in Mike Wood
which modern law enforcement and self-defense takedown and robbery of an -
On the evening of April 5, -
training can be improved so that the sacrifices of
these valiant officers were not in vain. It is available armored car.
in ebook fonnat and can be ordered and download- in the coastal mountains of -
ed at www.gundigest.com or vv\vw.amazon.corn. 1970, Davis and Twining were
the Angeles National Forest, -
"The slaughter of four young California Highway between the towns of Gorman and Castaic,
Patrol Officers at Newhall, in 1970, was a wa- Calif. They were there for several purposes, all -
tershed experience in the history of American law of which related to their planned crimes.
enforcement. Newhall became the dawn of officer -
survival training for modem police." - Massad First Contact
Ayoob When Davis brought the Pontiac to a stop, he · -
could clearly see that the vehicle contained two -
did so in an area bathed with light from the gas
The Criminals station ahead and the restaurant parking lot to
Bobby Augustus Davis and Jack Wright Twining the right. Officers Robert Gore and Walter Frago
were violent, career criminals who had recently Officer Gore drew his six-inch Colt Python -
been released from prison. They had befriended occupants.
each other in prison, and in the wake of their vehicle from a leaning position across the left -
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release, they traveled to California, where they .35 7 Magnum revolver, and pointed it at the
began to plan a series of crimes, including the
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