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(Best Copy Available t a bS-1638 . The bullet which was removed from her body was taken to the laboratory of the PSP at Harrisburg, Pa., where it was deterstined that it was only a portion of a riffle slug from a shotgun and from the appearance of the siug, it was evident that it had ricocheted from another object into her body. 7 The gunfire was allejedly caused by a gang of white youths from the Nerth Newberry Street area who had a confrontation with a gang of Negro youghs on duly 17, 19639. At this point in the investigation, he has not interviawed any of the other persons who were in the vehicle but has concentrated on attempting to learn the identities of the indivi 8 who were in the white gang firing on the atalled vehiele. This investigation has developed the fact that on July 20, 1989, an automobile vontaining Negroes had driven down North Newberry Street as it reached the area of the Western Maryland Rail- oad tracks, the trunk of the vehicle had suddenly opened and some Negroes {in the trunk had sprayed the area with gunfire as the vehicle sped off. He understands that soma white persons were injured by this gunfire; however, he dees not know their identities. tf Ces ora eters that this incident had the residents of the North Newberry Street area rather 57¢ jumpy and when andther vehicle occupied by Negroes tgrned around at the tracks and a Negro woman got out of the vehicle, the gang {n the area believed they would be shot at from the tmink of this vehicle. He bases this part on the fact that the majority of the shots hitting the wehicle hit it in the right rear, particularly in the area of the trunk. His investigation has deteruined that there were no city or state policemen in the Lemedlate area where the vehicle was shot at and the closest officers were at the intersection of North Newberry and West Phila~ delphia Streets. Also, all PSP on riot duty in York, Pa., at the time were issued and wearing crash-type hhimets , light blue in color, Mest of the policemen after the first day or two of the disturbance, wore bullet proof vests ati a protection against the sniper fire which they were constantly running into. ,