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BACKGROUND

Prosecution Evidence

On December 5, 2009, Sean Harper and Shonna Minnifield hosted a party at their

residence for Tyshonna Smith, their high-school-aged daughter, on Arrow Creek Drive in

the City of Perris, California. Frederick Morehouse came to the residence to drop off his

nephew and his ex-girlfriend’s brother, but stayed to help search youngsters coming into

the house for weapons. The party began at approximately 8:00 p.m. and there was a DJ

playing dance music.

Morehouse was outside the house with Sean and Shonna, along with Sean’s cousin

Lamar Little and Lamar’s girlfriend or wife, Catalina. Morehouse marked the hands of

attendees who paid a $2 cover charge. People were dancing inside the house. Some

members of the Gutta Squad, a street gang in Perris, were present at the party.

3 Jared D., the victim, was the last person to arrive at the party; he came alone in a

white car, paid his cover charge, and went inside the house. After a few minutes, Jared

came right back out.

At some point, the adults at the party became aware of some yelling down the

street. Two or three Black males were on the sidewalk approximately seven houses

down, yelling “Fuck…