People v. Talamantes CA2/8

BACKGROUND

On December 21, 2017, Talamantes was at the home of Anthony Moreno and Karla Amparan, where he had been living since September 2017. Anthony and Karla were also home, along with Anthony’s brother, Christopher Moreno. Anthony knocked on Talamantes’s door and asked him to turn down his music.

1 Undesignated statutory references herein are to the Penal Code.

2 Anthony and Talamantes began to argue, and Anthony told Talamantes that he had to move out. At some point, the argument between Talamantes and Anthony became physical, and Karla and Christopher joined Anthony and Talamantes in Talamantes bedroom. After continued fighting, Talamantes grabbed a firearm and shot Anthony in his forearm. The bullet went through Anthony and hit Christopher in his abdomen. Meanwhile, Karla left the room to call 911 and when Talamantes tried to leave the house, she blocked him from leaving, saying he needed to wait for the police. Talamantes then shot Karla by holding the gun onto her right thigh and firing. The bullet traveled through her right thigh into her left leg. Talamantes then left the house and checked himself into Silver Lake Medical Center, where he was placed on a psychiatric…