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78-8 and took up a position on the right side,
behind the open passenger door.
As Officer Alleyn was moving, Twining climbed
into the Pontiac and fished around in the back
seat for a second Colt 1911Al pistol. Officer
Alleyn fired two rounds of Western Super-X
buckshot at Twining while he was inside the
Pontiac arming himself with the second 1911Al
pistol. One of the pellets from these two shells
penetrated the rear window of the Pontiac and
struck Twining in the forehead. The pellet did
not significantly wound him, but Twining would
later complain that he had a "terrible headache"
from the "hunk of buckshot in my scalp."
Officer Alleyn also fired one shot from the
shotgun at Davis, emptying his shotgun. Davis'
shotgun was still loaded, and he fired at Officer
The back seat of the abandoned Pont,ac cot1tained all kinds u,
equipment and debris, including a spotting scope and the Smith Alleyn twice with the sawed-off shotgun, leaving
& Wesson Model 38 revolver used by Davis to kiJJ Officer Gore. a pattern of 13 pellet streaks alongside the right
Twining's blood is evident all over the back seat, spilled from the
head wound mused by Officer Alleyn ·s buckshot blasts, which also rear passenger door and right rear quarter panel
shattered the rear window. of the CHP cruiser.
After being grazed by Officer Alleyn's shotgun
Pence and George Alleyn came under immediate pellet, Twining exited the Pontiac through the
fire from Davis and Twining, who had moved open driver's side door, firing at Officer Pence.
to the front of the car for cover. Davis fired the Officer Pence fired his revolver, striking the left
remaining three rounds in the Model 38 revolver rear of the Pontiac.
and Twining shot the remaining two rounds in After emptying the shotgun, Officer Alleyn
the Model 28 revolver at the responding officers retreated and ditched the empty shotgun on
as the squad car approached. the ground at the rear of the patrol car. He
Officer Pence grabbed the radio microphone drew his six-inch Smith & Wesson Model 19-2
and broadcast an urgent message to Newhall Dis- .35 7 Magnum revolver and fired at Davis, who
patch. Davis and Twining reentered the Pontiac rounded the front of the Pontiac on the passen-
and armed themselves with new weapons from ger's side and advanced to a position in front of
the back seat. Davis selected a 12-gauge pump and between the two CHP units with his sawed
shotgun with a sawed-off barrel and stock (loaded off-pump shotgun.
with six rounds of Remington-Peters 00 Buck- Officer Alleyn fired three .357 Magnum rounds
shot), and Twining selected a Remington-Rand at Davis from the left rear of the squad car. Wit-
1911Al .45 ACP semi-automatic pistol loaded nesses indicated that he fired with a single hand,
with a full magazine of seven, 230-grain FMJ car- using his left hand to brace himself on the trunk.
tridges with an eighth round in the chamber. None of his bullets hit the highly mobile target
As Officers Pence and Alleyn exited their patrol that some witnesses later described as "bobbing"
car, Davis moved to the front of the Pontiac and and "restless."
fired the shotgun, raking pellets across the hood. Officer Alleyn raised himself up above the
Twining attempted to fire but the pistol failed to trunk of Unit 78-8 and was shot' in the face and
fire. Twining ejected a live round as another live chest by Davis, who had reached the front of
round jammed in the pistol. He ditched it in the the vehicle by this point. He attempted to-prop
rear of the Pontiac. himself up on the trunk lid of the vehicle, where-
Officer Pence exited the CHP cruiser, drew his upon he was shot again in the chest by Davis. Of-
six-inch .35 7 Magnum Colt Python revolver and ficer Alleyn reflexively triggered a round from his
fired as Officer Alleyn got the Remingto~ 8 70 revolver into the rear window and fell forward
12-gauge shotgun. He rounded the back of Unit onto the trunk sliding off to his right with a total

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