P. v. Torres CA2/8
Defendant was charged, along with codefendant Jose Steven Ramos, also known as Chepe, with one count of premeditated attempted murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a), § 664; count 1) and one count of shooting at an occupied vehicle (§ 246; count 3). It was alleged the attempted murder was committed for the benefit of a gang (§ 186.22), and that defendant personally used and discharged a firearm causing great bodily injury to the victim (§§ 12022.53, subds. (b)-(d), 12022.7, subd. (a)). The gang allegation and firearm use allegations pursuant to section 12022.53 were also alleged as to count 3. (Count 2 was dismissed before trial.) Codefendant Ramos is not a party to this appeal.
1. The Shooting
On July 9, 2016, G.C. was on his way to visit a friend. (We refer to the victim and witnesses by their initials to protect their privacy.) He was driving his red or burgundy-colored Ford Edge.
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