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Previously on, this season of darkness,

Martinez looked up at me and motioned me to get lower as three bullets,

friendly fire from the shooters below the tower, splatter the wall above my head.

I was doing the duck walk as I was shooting at him and collaring at McCoy had a

shot gun.

As the first shot would prove to be instantly fatal, I saw him alive for only a split

second before he was dead and of no more danger.

So I just dropped shotgun, picked them up, put it in my holster, and I said I had enough. We knew it was over, things went quiet.

Upon the University of Texas Tower Observation Deck, police officers Ranger Ray and Houston McCoy had just killed the sniper.

Alan Crum waved a handkerchief above the decks banister as a white flag.

Crumb, the deputized university co-op employee who joined the police to stop the sniper

signaled to those below to cease fire.

AKA-484 for the test of all units,

hold your power.

We have men on the tower.

K-T-Bissed

news director Neil Spels continued to broadcast over the radio. The

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