Jenkins told reporters that when Alatini returned, and the victim saw that Alatini had a gun, the man sprayed pepper in Alatini’s direction.
Then, she said, the man turned and began to walk away. The footage then allegedly shows Alatini shoot the victim in the back.
Jenkins said Tuesday that her office will rely heavily on surveillance videos to contradict Alatini’s self-defense claims.
She also noted what will likely be the DA’s argument: that the victim turned away to leave the scene.
“Given that he was shot in the back, that is additional information that we take into account,” Jenkins said.
The court was expected to decide whether to set bail for Alatini Wednesday afternoon. Currently, he is set to return to court next week for a custody status hearing. A preliminary hearing in his case is scheduled for the following week.