Commonwealth v. Fernandez

**335 Almost as quickly as a verbal spat between two groups of teenagers erupted, it dissipated. The defendant, Antonio Fernandez, and his friends turned their backs and began riding their bicycles away. Unprovoked, the defendant got off his bicycle, turned to one of his friends, and said, "Fuck that shit." He then took out a handgun, cocked it, and walked back toward the victim. The defendant aimed the handgun at the victim and shot him in the chest. The victim collapsed nearby and died a short time later.

At trial, it was uncontroverted that the defendant killed the victim; the defendant…