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wp Pee x ion BUREAU OF ie eo "+ Date of tronscription Hay 22 1304 < by ¥ ixd ae a SHEPARD Was advised of the Teontitics. of the interviewing o Ve -f{ . Agents ang the nature of the interview, regarding the alter- — '- cation at Melts Sporting Goods, 11425 South Crenshaw Boulevard, : Inglewood, California, on the afternoon of May 16, 1974, Present fduring the entire interview | was } SHEPARD! mother , “Mes, ARTZENE Suen a ANTHONY. E, SHEPARD supplied the following account of. wee the events that took place on the afternoon of May 16, 1974, ~~ in Mel's Sporting Goods Store, where he is employed: _ At approximately 4:10 p.m., a white male and white ' female entered the store and began browsing around, SHEPARD first observed the couple near the south wall of the store, After picking up several items the male left the female and. oe went into the north section of the store, which contains, oe among other things, the athletic equipment and clothing. Pet SHEPARD, who described himself as the manager of the athletic pt department of the store, thought he observed the male stuff ' something down the sleeve of his shirt. .Due to the location of the male at the time, SHEPARD could observe him closely. SHEPARD "a believes that the male stuffed either a pair of sweat socks ina we plastic wrapper or a 30,06 caliber ammunition pouch in a plastic "+ wrapper down his sleeve due to the sounds heard by SHEPARD, At 4 : this time SHEPARD went to the rear office of the store, told the “fs. other employees that there was a shoplifter in the store, and “z * that he was going to stop him as he exited the store, He then mS - picked up what he believes to be a small Smith and Wesson .38 ah short caliber revolver and put it in his pocket. SHEPARD ad- Spee vised that he normally carries a Smith and Wesson 9 millimeter sie. automatic pistol, but he’ did not have it on this particular "3 day. : on : 7 a interviewed on 0/17/74 __ 4, __ Hawthorne Fite # Los Angeles 7-1627 fon.’ SAS } _ a ee O/dls/KAH . ‘ a « by Dote dictated 5/20/74 Be Thia document contains neither recommendationa hor conclusions of the FRI. kt is the property of the FBI and is loaned to -/ Your agency; it and iis contents are nol to be dislribiicd outside your ugency. '