People v. Lopez CA1/1

BACKGROUND

The shooting occurred in a bar about a half hour before closing. Two bartenders, Heidi and Nicole, were working that night. Heidi noticed a man “pacing back and forth” in front of the bar. He aggressively said to Nicole “give me a shot.” After Nicole responded that they had already announced last call, the man banged his fist on the bar and said “give me a fucking shot.” He then pulled out a gun and pointed it first at Nicole and then at the bar’s bouncer, who had approached him. The man told the bouncer to “back the fuck up,” and then said “let me get that drink now,” and waved the gun. The man then moved towards a group of patrons, waving the gun and “pointing it at everybody.” Jeffrey, one of the patrons, saw the man point the gun at a woman in the group. The man then “stuck his hand around” Jeffrey’s throat and pointed the gun at his face. Jeffrey punched the shooter three times in the face and “caught eyes” with him. The man “immediately started shooting off the gun.” One of the shots hit Jeffrey near the top of his jaw. At that point, another patron, Doug, attempted to grab the man’s gun. After shooting Doug in the wrist, the man pointed the gun towards a nearby…