▁question , ▁she ▁told ▁him ▁to ▁" look ▁it ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁record ," ▁or ▁assert ed ▁her ▁innoc ence . ▁However , ▁during ▁her ▁interview ▁with ▁the ▁DO C ▁investig ator , ▁Frank ▁did ▁claim ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁a ▁male ▁su itor , ▁but ▁refused ▁to ▁go ▁into ▁specific s ▁because ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁police ▁department . ▁ ▁Two ▁men ▁who ▁claimed ▁they ▁met ▁Lac aze ▁at ▁a ▁party ▁on ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁John ▁Stevens ▁and ▁Anthony ▁Wal lace , ▁test ified ▁in ▁court . ▁As ▁the ▁two ▁were ▁leaving ▁the ▁party , ▁a ▁ver bal ▁alter cation ▁between ▁Stevens ▁and ▁Lac aze ▁en su ed , ▁but ▁Wal lace ▁suggested ▁that ▁they ▁leave . ▁The ▁two ▁men ▁got ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁and ▁drove ▁several ▁blocks ▁until ▁a ▁police ▁vehicle ▁pulled ▁the ▁car ▁over . ▁Frank , ▁in ▁police ▁uniform , ▁ex ited ▁the ▁squad ▁car ▁and ▁told ▁both ▁Wal lace ▁and ▁Stevens ▁to ▁get ▁out ▁and ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁car . ▁At ▁that ▁point ▁Wal lace ▁saw ▁Lac aze , ▁and ▁noticed ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁holding ▁a ▁gun . ▁According ▁to ▁Stevens , ▁Wal lace ▁then ▁r ushed ▁Lac aze ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁men ▁began ▁fighting , ▁then ▁both ▁Stevens ▁and ▁Frank ▁also ▁jump ed ▁in ▁the ▁f ray ▁and ▁the ▁weapon ▁dis charg ed . ▁Stevens ▁began ▁running , ▁but ▁another ▁man ▁appeared ▁and ▁gra bb ed ▁both ▁Lac aze ▁and ▁Wal lace . ▁Frank ▁then ▁told ▁the ▁man