P.

BACKGROUND

The information filed by the Contra Costa District Attorney charged appellant and codefendant Chad Walker with first degree murder (§ 187) and intentionally discharging a firearm in the commission of this offense (§ 12022.53, subds. (b)-(d)). Richmond Police Officer Joanna Grivetti testified that she received a dispatch regarding a shooting that occurred at 34th Street and Nevin Avenue in Richmond,

1 Further code section references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise indicated.

1 California. Grivetti stated that the scene was “chaotic”; distressed family members yelled frantically, and others crowded the area to observe what occurred. Amid the commotion, Grivetti found the victim Davonte Wesley lying on the road. Wesley was gravely injured and unresponsive. According to Grivetti, paramedics that aided Wesley discovered a gun in the pocket of his pants. Grivetti further stated that she collected 14 shell casings at the scene. Ikechi Ogan, a forensic pathologist, testified that Wesley suffered six grazing gunshot wounds and six gunshot wounds that punctured his body. Ogan indicated that Wesley died seconds after suffering these injuries. Richmond Police Officer…