Anthony Paez, 20, and Edgar Flores, 17, are charged with murder, attempted murder and shooting at an inhabited motor vehicle
Anthony Paez, 20, and Edgar Flores, 17, are charged with murder, attempted murder and shooting at an inhabited motor vehicle in the May 30, 2008, death of Alexis Melendrez-Acosta at Cactus Drive and Desert View Avenue.Paez and Flores face the murder count because shooting at police officers is considered a ``provocative act,'' meaning there's high probability it will result in death, Deputy District Attorney Anthony Orlando told jurors in his closing argument.``When you shoot at officers, is it not foreseeable, it is not likely, that they would shoot back?'' the prosecutor said.Paez, who could be sentenced to 87 years to life in prison if convicted, also faces separate charges on accusations of shooting at CHP officers a week before Melendrez' Acosta's death.Flores faces 39 years to life if found guilty. The teen, who is also accused of being a gang associate, was prosecuted as an adult.The prosecution alleges that Flores was behind the wheel of a stolen Hon...