Services were held on Friday, December 6, 2002; 1100 hours at Calvary Chapel of Downey, 12808 Woodruff Avenue, Downey, CA 90242

INFORMATION ON INCIDENT AND INVESTIGATION:

ON NOVEMBER 30, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 1035 HOURS, NORWALK STATION RECEIVED A "SHOTS FIRED" CALL IN THE 11900 BLOCK OF 165 STREET, NORWALK. AIR-7 OBSERVED TWO POSSIBLE SUSPECTS FLEEING ON FOOT. ONE SUSPECT WAS SEE ENTERING A YARD ON EAST 167TH STREET, ARTESIA. A NORWALK STATION DEPUTY, ALONG WITH DEPUTY POWELL AND ANOTHER LAKEWOOD STATION STATION DEPUTY RESPONDED TO THE SIGHTING. THEY CONTACTED THE RESIDENT AT THE LOCATION. HE TOLD THEM A MALE HISPANIC MATCHING AIR-7'S DESCRIPTION FORCED HIS WAY INTO THE REAR HOUSE. HE ADDED THAT THE REAR HOUSE BELONGS TO HIS SISTER AND SHE WAS AFRAID TO EXIT.

FEARING A HOSTAGE SITUATION HAD DEVELOPED, THE DEPUTIES SHOUTED COMMANDS FOR THE SUSPECT TO EXIT THE HOUSE. THEY OBSERVED THE SUSPECT, A MALE HISPANIC, LOOKING OUT THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE FRONT DOOR. ONE DEPUTY TOOK A CONTAINMENT POSITION AT THE REAR HOUSE. DEPUTY POWELL AND AND A SECOND DEPUTY ATTEMPTED TO FORCE ENTRY THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR WHEN FOUR SHOTS WERE FIRED FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE. THE BULLET STRUCK POWELL IN RIGHT SHOULDER. THE ASSISITING DEPUTY RETURNED FIRE WITH ONE ROUND FROM HIS SHOTGUN THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR. THE TWO DEPUTIES THEN PULLED POWELL OUT OF THE LINE OF FIRE.

POWELL WAS TRANSPORTED TO SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER, LYNWOOD, WHERE HE DIED DURING SURGERY.

A SPECIAL WEAPON TEAM RESPONDED AND CONTAINED THE LOCATION. UPON ENTRY, THEY FOUND ONE DECEASED MALE HISPANIC ADULT INSIDE, WHO'S HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 21 YEAR ALBERTO REYES OF IRVINE. THE SUSPECT SUSTAINED MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS TO THE UPPER TORSO AND HEAD.

A SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL WAS RECOVERED FROM UNDER THE SUSPECT'S BODY.

A SECOND SUSPECT WAS LOCATED A FEW BLOCKS AWAY HIDING IN A YARD ON ARKANSAS AVE. HE IS CURRENTLY CHARGED WITH BURGLARY AND A PROBATION VIOLATION.