In re B.F. CA4/2

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND1

On March 24, 2022, responding officers found the victim lying outside an

apartment suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics pronounced him dead at

the scene. The forensic pathologist determined the victim died from multiple gunshot

wounds.

The reporting party said he heard approximately five gunshots. He saw the victim

standing on the sidewalk and the shooter pointing a handgun at him. The shooter returned

to a waiting vehicle, in which he rode off. The reporting party captured the shooting on

his home’s surveillance camera.

A review of the surveillance footage from two cameras reflected a vehicle stopped

in front of the apartment. The victim, who was walking down the sidewalk, approached

1 It is assumed for purposes of a transfer hearing that minor committed the charged offenses. (People v. Superior Court (Rodrigo O.) (1994) 22 Cal.App.4th 1297, 1303 [“[T]he criteria the court must use to determine fitness are based upon the premise that the minor did in fact commit the offense.”]; accord, People v. Superior Court (Jones) (1998) 18 Cal.4th 667, 682; accord, Rene C. v. Superior Court (2006) 138 Cal.App.4th 1, 10 [“[T]he…