In re J.P. CA6

I. BACKGROUND

A wardship petition alleged that J.P. threatened to commit a crime resulting in death or great bodily injury against another minor, D.C. (Pen. Code, § 422, subd. (a).) At the jurisdictional hearing, D.C. testified that she was walking home one day in September 2023 when she passed a group of people including J.P. D.C. did not know J.P. but recognized him and “Dopey,” another member of the group, as “southerners” who frequently targeted her with gang-related insults. J.P. and Dopey were standing near a car with three other people, whom D.C. could not identify because they were wearing ski masks. The three masked members of the group stayed next to the car while J.P. and Dopey approached D.C. Dopey approached her from the front while J.P. approached her from the back. They told D.C., “ ‘Fuck you, bitch’ ” and “ ‘Fuck your family.’ ” D.C. thought she was “going to get jumped” and was afraid for her safety. When she turned around to walk away, she saw J.P. pointing a gun at her head. While J.P. pointed the gun at her, Dopey made comments including “ ‘Oh, just shoot her’ ” and “ ‘Do it.’ ” Believing she was about to be shot, D.C. ran away. D.C. acknowledged on…