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Himas said he had been on the night shift and was finishing paperwork when a white SUV drove into the lot, \"revved\" and began to move toward the patrol vehicle. \"I would say within 30 to 40 feet, that's when I see a muzzle flash and I hear a shot,\" Himas told the jury. He said he and the other officer bailed from the vehicle, he drew his weapon and \"started shooting at the car.\" He testified the SUV later crashed after accelerating and then left the immediate area; Himas gave a last-known direction to dispatch.

Himas described the turmoil and his mental state on the stand: he said he immediately thought of his family and of the probationary officer riding with him. \"My wife was pregnant at the time,\" he said.

The officer identified numerous court exhibits. The court admitted State's Exhibits 111 and 112 — recordings Himas described as containing his radio transmissions and showing his identifying marks. He also identified and the court admitted State's Exhibits 106–110 and 113 as photographs of him, his equipment and the scene; State's Exhibit 113 included an image he pointed to as a muzzle flash. Himas testified he initially described the vehicle over the radio as resembling a Honda Pilot because he remembered chrome on a center emblem, though later at the scene officers located the suspect vehicle — a Nissan — at a nearby residence on Buckhorn Drive.

Himas described the tactical decisions he made: he said he attempted to move the patrol vehicle so it would not be a stationary target, yelled to his partner to \"bail, bail, bail,\" and, after hearing gunfire and seeing the muzzle flash, took cover and engaged the SUV to suppress the perceived threat. He said he conducted a tactical reload and inspected his duty belt and magazines in the immediate aftermath.

Multiple officers and detectives arrived, conducted medical and safety checks and took witness statements; Himas said he prepared a supplemental report and provided a signed statement dated 05/22/2022. The court admitted the transmission and scene footage and multiple scene photos without objection.

Ending

Himas was excused after cross-examination and after viewing video and photographic evidence to refresh his memory; the transcript records the court recess at the close of proceedings for the day.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","FRI., JULY 11, 2025/JUDGE STEPHANIE BOYD/187TH DISTRICT COURT/TRIAL: STATE VS ASHBAUGH","oneSentenceSummary","Officer Philip Himas testified that while parked in a church lot on O'Connor Road he heard a vehicle rev, saw a muzzle flash and was fired upon, then returned fire at a white SUV that later crashed. He identified multiple radio, dash and photo exhibits admitted into evidence.","taxTitle","Judge Stephanie Boyd 187th District, District Court Judges, Judicial, Texas","taxId",66298,"location","Texas","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6174708,"Crime-scene investigator testifies to photos, parts and firearm recovered in two scenes",2126,435535,2562320,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5367276-46f9e98a8f79b5371f2a3c2acff9fa9f&start=435&end=2562","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5367276-46f9e98a8f79b5371f2a3c2acff9fa9f/thumbnail_435535.jpg","/articles/6174708/Texas/Crime-scene-investigator-testifies-to-photos-parts-and-firearm-recovered-in-two-scenes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6174708-2c9056f024a234ae625c055d605b8d58/orig.mp4?Expires=1770497518&Signature=ij2dsI8xSo5e~xk6MOooYIVOUsa~ATQex95jZdPJzvF90zClFjmH1M9rOZoawNnKNCDtStdRga47sEHEbxTkl-d1D6VJYqLR3BioeYF6AzIB2F~LhrZdAXP7kMat9kKQnzBpMLwHgsDu3pirxEomVu0m9E1-MGLgo9s3BosXjH569VNRDyK~eAYrJDFGrXrCSSGTP666Ek7TPp1QtLVH0W4fCXue-aI2JPeClf3qdGnEvVorXlkkSv1luJhgibO6OQA~K38Mn5JmDzrACGiopuzNPTfy6QLGHugvtcZOhDEOTlUpnabOzRcnOlSskPEbjGdy6ZxwKwj9A-3daoOF9g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Allison Bustamante, a crime-scene investigator with the City of San Antonio, told jurors she was dispatched to two locations on the date listed in the case file and documented them with photographs and evidence collection.

Bustamante testified she responded first to 4803 Viewcrest, where she said she found tire marks through grass, a breached concrete barrier and vehicle parts. \"There were vehicle parts,\" she said while identifying State's Exhibit 20 as one of the parts she collected. She also identified State's Exhibits 16–20 and 26–32 as photographs she took and later submitted to the record.

The investigator said she later processed a second scene at 12607 Judson Road, Apartment 1101, where detectives had identified items for her to photograph and collect. Bustamante said she photographed the apartment in a 360-degree sweep, took item-level photos at the scene, and later re‑photographed items back at the lab for documentation. She identified State's Exhibits 67–98 as images and later acknowledged lab photography for some packaged items (for example, she said Exhibits 84–88 showed items laid out for lab photography).

At the apartment, Bustamante said she collected a firearm that had been found in a closet in the restroom. She identified the firearm and related evidence brought to court as State's Exhibits 99 (the firearm case), 99A (the protective case), 99B (the magazine and live rounds) and 99C (other packaged evidence). When asked about ammunition, she told jurors she recorded \"18 live rounds in the magazine and then there was the one in the chamber,\" later clarifying that the count was 17 rounds in the magazine plus one in the chamber for a total of 18.

She described handling and packaging practices: firearms are never packaged with the magazine installed, the chamber is kept separate, and evidence packages are resealed with SCPD evidence tape when opened. Bustamante said some evidence packages bore multiple tape initials and dates, indicating other technicians had processed or viewed them after initial collection.

Bustamante also identified other items recovered at or associated with Apartment 1101: a hat (State's Exhibit 72), a tablet, mail bearing a name she read as Tyler Ashbaugh, a holster (State's Exhibits 92–94), shirts recovered from a hamper (three shirts identified around State's Exhibits 98–104), and swabs taken for possible biological material. She testified she attempted latent-print lifts on several items (E1, the tablet, the pistol and the cell phone) but did not obtain legible prints.

Judge: The court admitted multiple exhibits without objection, including State's Exhibits 67–98, 99 (and subparts 99A–99C), 100–105 and 103–104, which the witness identified on the stand. Bustamante confirmed she had taken the photographs and collected the items she identified.

Ending

Bustamante finished her direct testimony after the defense declined to ask questions. The record shows a chain of custody and laboratory handoffs were discussed on the stand; Bustamante repeatedly noted that some items were re‑photographed and re‑packaged at the lab and that labs sometimes performed their own sampling in sterile conditions, for example for gunshot-residue (GSR) or DNA testing.","A San Antonio crime-scene investigator told jurors she photographed two scenes tied to SAPD case SAPD22108229, collected vehicle parts from a damaged concrete barrier and recovered a firearm, magazine and related items from an apartment at 12607 Judson Road, Apt. 1101.","actionData","errors"]

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SAPD officer describes vehicle firing on patrol unit, pursuit and shots fired at church parking lot

Crime-scene investigator testifies to photos, parts and firearm recovered in two scenes