People v. Arias

*1430Opinion

KUMAR,J.*

Defendant, a member of the Rebels street gang, went on a mission late one evening to locate and “blast” a member of a rival gang—The Magicians Club (TMC). In an effort to find TMC gang members, defendant summoned 17-year-old Wanner Luna out of his apartment and pointed a gun at him. Defendant asked him whether he was a member of TMC and if he knew the location of TMC gang members. Luna denied membership in the rival gang. Nevertheless, defendant, still holding the gun, walked behind Luna for approximately 15 feet to Luna’s apartment, so that defendant could search for TMC gang…