People v. Byrd CA2/5

FACTS

A. Prior Uncharged Crimes

Byrd and his cousin, Ramaje Brumfield, were members of the Grape Street Crips gang (Grape Street). The Bounty Hunter Bloods gang (Bounty Hunters) was one of Grape Street’s biggest rivals. The prosecution presented cell tower evidence that in the weeks prior to the commission of the instant shootings, Byrd and Brumfield were in the area where the shootings of two Bounty Hunter members took place. On October 1, 2020, Bounty Hunter member Calvin Williams was shot at an apartment complex on West 83rd Street. Officers discovered multiple shell casings in the rear alleyway, some in the parking lot, and some against a block wall and at the rear of the complex. Nine cartridge casings, four live rounds, and

2 three bullet fragments were recovered. The expended cartridge cases and live founds were determined to be nine-millimeter and .40-caliber Smith & Wesson. On October 8, 2020, police responded to a call of shots fired on Chadron Avenue. Bounty Hunter member Dominic Thomas was found with a gunshot in his back, sitting in a black Inifiniti sedan. There were several bullet impacts on the vehicle. The Infiniti’s windows had been shattered and there were…