People v. Reyes CA2/6

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The Shooting M.C. visited an Oxnard marijuana dispensary on August 28, 2021. He left the store and began walking to his friend’s house. As he approached an intersection, a car approached from the right and stopped. The door opened. The driver emerged, yelled “Colonia,” and fired a gun at him several times. M.C. immediately turned and ran in the opposite direction. One bullet struck his lower back. Another bullet struck an occupied home. M.C. ran to his friend’s house and collapsed. Paramedics took him to Ventura County Medical Center. Surgeons opened his chest and removed three liters of blood from his abdomen. His heart stopped beating on the operating table but restarted after surgeons manually massaged it. M.C. required five

2 surgeries and remained in the hospital for over a month. He lost sections of his liver, stomach, and small intestine. Arrest Police found four nine-millimeter bullet casings and one unspent round on the street. Two home security cameras captured video of the shooting. Another five cameras captured the shooter’s car approaching and leaving the scene. A license plate search showed appellant was the registered owner. Police…