People v. Williams CA2/5

FACTS

A. The Crimes

Video footage from multiple surveillance cameras showed that on July 10, 2019, at around 11:26 p.m., Williams and another man got into a stolen silver Buick that was parked near a house associated with the Swans Bloods street gang. The Buick travelled to West 74th Street, and at approximately 11:35 p.m. was slowly driving east. As the Buick drove down the street, three individuals ran down the driveway at 158 West 74th Street and a fourth individual ran west on the sidewalk. At the same time, A.A. was leaving her home at 144 West 47th Street in her Toyota Camry, four or five residences east of 158 West 47th Street. The Camry was in the driveway when A.A. and her three minor children got into the vehicle. A.A.’s three-year-old son was seated in the back driver’s side seat. Her six and seven-year-old daughters were next to him in the back seat. A.A. backed the Camry out of the driveway so that it would ultimately face east. As A.A. was backing onto the street she heard several gunshots being fired down the street. The Buick drove around the Camry and the shooter fired at the Camry as the Buick passed it. One bullet struck the back passenger window on the…