People v. Peterson CA2/3

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Peterson fires five shots at Pete, striking her in the feet On July 12, 2020, Pete went to a gathering at Kylie Jenner’s house. At some point, Pete texted Peterson and “told him to come.” When Peterson arrived, it was “really late.” Eventually, Pete wanted to leave. Pete, her friend and personal assistant Kelsey Harris, and Peterson got in an SUV driven by Peterson’s driver, Jauquan Smith. An argument started about the relationships among Pete, Harris, and Peterson. Pete asked to be let out of the SUV. Pete got out and started walking away. She heard Peterson say, “ ‘Dance, bitch.’ ” Pete turned her head a little bit and saw Peterson pointing a gun at her. She froze. Pete heard shots. She looked down at her feet and saw “all the blood.” Pete dropped to the ground and crawled into a driveway. Pete felt pain in both her feet. After that, “[i]t [got] blurry.” Pete saw Peterson and Harris walking toward her. Peterson “started apologizing.” Pete got back into the SUV. They heard police sirens and Peterson told Pete and Harris, “ ‘Please, y’all, don’t say anything. I’m about to sign a big deal. I’ll give both of you a million dollars each.’ ” At 4:27…