People v. Delgado CA4/2

FACTS

Delgado met the victim, Isaac, sometime in the spring of 2018. Though they got

along at first, their relationship eventually soured. By September 2018, the relationship

deteriorated so much that they had two large fights, one verbal and one physical.

The first fight started several days before the incident on September 18, 2018,

when Isaac asked a mutual friend for money. Delgado told the friend not to give Isaac

any, and Isaac got in Delgado’s face and yelled at him. Delgado shouted back, and the

two yelled at each other until someone else told Isaac to leave. The second fight

happened a few days later when Delgado accused Isaac of stealing a gun. Isaac put

Delgado in a chokehold, but Delgado managed to break out of the hold and Isaac left.

The next day, September 18, 2018, Isaac called Delgado and a friend to tell them

he had a rifle for sale. Delgado was interested in buying the gun, so he and his friend

made plans to meet Isaac. Delgado brought a gun with him, but no money.

The three met at the designated place and then went into a nearby alley. Delgado

told multiple versions of what happened next. In one version, which Delgado told police

during his…