OIS2012-003_Summary - Almanza_pdf-_Redacted

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S.A. 12-022 Investigator: ANDREW ROSS Approved By: Date of Report: 01/02/13 Date: 01/03/13 Page 23 of 30 something like this before. He had it planned out, a plan of escape. What’s in front of the Jeep? A motor, tires, cover. What’s in front of me? Absolutely nothing.” As ALMANZA peeked back towards ENRIQUEZ, ALMANZA appeared to be manipulating what ENRIQUEZ believed was a firearm. Fearing that ALMANZA was going to assault him with the firearm, ENRIQUEZ took aim with his firearm and fired four rounds in ALMANZA’s direction. ENRIQUEZ stepped to the east, behind the Jeep, and evaluated the situation. ENRIQUEZ did not hear ALMANZA say anything after ENRIQUEZ fired his firearm. ENRIQUEZ looked underneath the Jeep and could see ALMANZA squatting in front of the Jeep. ALMANZA did not appear to have been injured by the four rounds fired by ENRIQUEZ. ENRIQUEZ could see that ALMANZA had begun to side step back and forth, from side to side, in front of the vehicle. ENRIQUEZ began to move in a northeasterly direction towards the passenger’s side of the Jeep. As ENRIQUEZ moved in a northeasterly direction, he used a tactic he had learned since becoming a police officer. ENRIQUEZ used a technique known as “pie the corner,” as he made his way around the passenger’s side of the vehicle looking for ALMANZA. “Pie the corner” is a technique that allows a police officer to incrementally address threats that may be around corners. It allows the police officer to maintain a certain amount of concealment as he/she addresses a threat. As ENRIQUEZ made his way around the passenger’s side of the Jeep, he came to a position, which was approximately 30 feet to the east and slightly south of the front of the Jeep, where he was able to see ALMANZA. ALMANZA was squatting down, facing the front of the Jeep, with his chest against the grille area. ALMANZA still had his hands together in front of him, as though he was holding a firearm in his hands. Upon seeing ALMANZA, ENRIQUEZ