In re T.F. CA3

I. BACKGROUND

Minor and J.M. met victims M.D. and K.F. at an apartment complex so that M.D. could exchange a gun that he had previously obtained for a different gun. M.D. put the gun on an electrical box outside the apartment complex. Minor grabbed the gun, which began a struggle with M.D. for the gun. J.M. then pulled down a mask to cover his face, pulled out a gun, and shot M.D. and K.F. Minor and J.M. then took M.D.’s gun and other property belonging to the victims and fled the scene. M.D. died from a gunshot wound to his chest. K.F., who survived but was paralyzed, was also shot in the chest and reported to police officers who arrived at the scene that he could not move his legs. Minor admitted committing robbery while armed with a firearm. The probation officer then prepared a report on minor’s background which included a recommended disposition outlined below. The report noted that, prior to the robbery, minor had behaved poorly at school and at home, often leaving home for days at a time to stay with friends his mother did not approve of. The most recent time minor ran away from home prior to the robbery, he was gone for approximately two months but would text his mother…