Perez

BACKGROUND

A. Prosecution evidence 1. Testimony of Tyler Oliver and Danny Candler Around 11:42 a.m. on June 7, 2017, Tyler Oliver and Danny Candler walked to LMG Liquor (LMG) located on East Compton Boulevard, about one block east of Atlantic Avenue in Compton.

2 As Oliver and Candler approached LMG, Candler saw a group of three to four Hispanic men outside LMG talking to a Black woman. When Oliver and Candler were near LMG’s entrance, Candler noticed that the Hispanic men were staring at him, and he felt uncomfortable. Candler approached one of the men and asked the group, “What are you staring at?” No one responded, and Candler asked again. Someone in the group said, “Fuck niggers.” Someone asked Candler, “[W]here you from?” and “[D]o you bang?” Candler responded, “[N]o.” Someone repeated, “Fuck niggers,” and another yelled out, “Compton Varrio Segundos.” A fight broke out between Candler and the Hispanic males, which Oliver joined. The fight proceeded west on the sidewalk of Compton Boulevard toward Atlantic Avenue. Oliver saw a glare from something that he thought was a knife or a gun in the hand of one of the Hispanic men. Oliver told Candler, “[L]et’s go.” Oliver and…