In re R.G. CA3

BACKGROUND

R.G. and 17-year-old E.G. were Norteño gang members. A short distance from the victim’s home, R.G. climbed onto the handlebars of a bicycle piloted by E.G. R.G. had a rifle and a handgun, while E.G. had a handgun. E.G. pedaled the bicycle to the front of Roy Ravana’s home where Ravana and his friend K.O. were out front doing yard work. Ravana and K.O. were members of the Tongan Crip gang, a rival gang to the Norteños. (People v. R.G. (Feb. 6, 2020, C083218) [nonpub. opn.] (R.G.).) E.G. fired his handgun toward Ravana and K.O. from the bicycle, while R.G. fired the rifle on foot next to the bicycle. When R.G. and E.G. opened fire, Ravana ran inside and came back with a “Uzi” submachine gun and returned fire. In the exchange of gunshots, one bullet killed Ravana and another bullet injured K.O. After Ravana collapsed in the street, R.G. and E.G. moved away from the home while still firing at the victims. (R.G., supra, C083218.) When detectives arrived, they found R.G. and E.G. trying to put the rifle in R.G.’s pants. The detectives took R.G. and E.G. into custody. R.G. had a rifle, three magazines loaded with rifle ammunition, a nine-millimeter semiautomatic handgun, and…