P. v. Lopez
Around midnight on December 2, 2006, defendant Joseph Lopez, Jr. (Lopez), his father Joseph Lopez, Sr. (Lopez, Sr.), and three codefendants encountered Matthew Toste and two female companions in a parking garage next to Club 7 in downtown Santa Rosa. Lopez and his companions made sexually inappropriate comments to the women, pushed and surrounded them, and grabbed them inappropriately. When Toste confronted the men, Lopez, Sr. attempted to punch Toste but missed. Toste punched Lopez, Sr., knocking him to the ground. Lopez then shot Toste twice. Lopez fled the scene and Toste died from his wounds.
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