People v. Morales CA2/8

STATEMENT OF FACTS

On June 3, 2004, Genaro Pastore, Jr. (Pastore, Jr.), was shot and killed outside his home on 106th Street in Inglewood, California. At the time, Pastore, Jr.’s father, Genaro Pastore, Sr. (Pastore, Sr.), was inside the house when he heard Pastore, Jr., arguing with someone and then heard three gunshots.2 He ran outside and saw Pastore, Jr., holding his head with his hands. Pastore, Jr., told him, “Dad, they shot me.” Pastore, Sr., saw a fair- skinned Hispanic male run toward a blue 1980 or 1985 Honda. The man got into the car and drove off. Pastore, Sr., later told Detective Kevin Lane that the blue Honda was a

All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise noted. An autopsy did not reveal any indication, such as injuries to his hands, that Pastore, Jr., had been in a physical fight.

2 mid-1980’s model with a modified exhaust and he saw the suspect enter the passenger side of the vehicle. Inglewood police officers recovered three expended bullet casings and one expended bullet from the scene. Israel Hernandez, a neighbor, heard gunshots and ran out of his house. He saw a Hispanic male enter the passenger side of a blue…