People v. Harris CA2/8

FACTS

The First Shooting (Counts 1, 5 & 6) Rhonda Stamp was Harris’s ex-girlfriend. They had a child when they were together. In February 2012, their child was two-years old, and Stamp was pregnant by Harris with another child. Deborah Watson dated Stamp’s son. Watson knew Harris from prior interactions with him at family gatherings. On February 29, 2012, at about 1:00 p.m., Stamp and Watson were driving on 50th Street near Hooper Street when they saw Harris standing in the middle of the street, talking to someone in a car. As Stamp’s car approached Harris, he appeared to become “upset.” Watson saw Harris start “rearranging . . . , like, moving his clothing” near his waist area. At the same instant, Stamp put her head down and began to accelerate the car. Watson also put her head down. Watson believed that she heard “possibly one gunshot.” Stamp and Watson immediately drove to a nearby police station to report the incident. Stamp went inside while Watson waited in the car. Stamp was not in the station “long;” when she exited the police station, she had a business card. The Second Shooting (Counts 3, 7 & 8) After leaving the police station, Stamp and Watson drove to Taco Mama at…