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BACKGROUND

Just after midnight on December 24, 2011, a citizen flagged down Long Beach Police Officer Kalid Abuhadwan outside the Rhythm Lounge in Long Beach and said there was a person with a handgun inside the lounge. (Date references pertain to 2011.) Abuhadwan broadcast the information over his radio and went inside the lounge to investigate. Someone told him there had been a fight and “everybody left.” Long Beach Police Officer Robert Trout was driving his police patrol car on Pacific, near Fourth Street, en route to assist other officers with a traffic stop. Trout was following behind another police car when defendant suddenly ran across the street right in front of them, against traffic. The driver of the police car ahead of Trout slammed on the brakes and swerved to avoid hitting defendant. Trout stopped his car and directed defendant to approach. Defendant looked at Trout, then ran west on Fourth Street. Trout drove south and through a parking lot to attempt to head off defendant. A doughnut shop near the corner of Fourth and Pacific blocked Trout’s observation of defendant for about 10 seconds. Trout did not see defendant throw anything. Trout stopped defendant and…