Following a jury trial, Rasheed Khalique Lowe appeals his conviction for the murder of Richard Davis, contending that the trial court erred by denying his two motions for a mistrial.1 For the reasons set forth below, we affirm. 1. In the light most favorable to the verdict, the record shows that, on the night of October 8, 2005, Lowe, who was accompanied by at least two other people, one of whom may have been his girlfriend, approached Davis in his parked car at an apartment complex. Eric Pitts, a close friend of Lowe, testified that Lowe told him that Lowe intended to rob Davis. After a brief interaction, Lowe shot Davis in the abdomen. Davis drove away, but he later died from his wounds. Several witnesses testified that they heard the shooting and saw several people picking up shell casings after Davis drove away. One of the eyewitnesses identified Lowe as one of the shooters. Approximately one week later, the gun identified by ballistic testing to be the murder weapon was found on the ground near Lowe at the same apartment complex where Davis had been shot, and several bullets were found in Lowe’s possession that matched the gun’s bullets. When questioned about Davis’ shooting, Lowe gave varying stories to the police that included statements about the gun going off, firing, or discharging while near the car. At trial, Lowe admitted that he fired the gun at Davis, but he claimed that the shooting was accidental. Lowe also admitted to collecting bullet shells after the shooting. This evidence was sufficient to authorize a rational trier of fact to find Lowe guilty of the crimes charged beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia , 443 U.S. 307 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979.
2. Lowe contends that the trial court committed error when it denied two motions for a mistrial made by him regarding alleged improper character evidence. Lowe sought a mistrial when: a a witness for the State testified that she thought that the man she saw was robbing someone; and b when a police officer testified that he saw Lowe near a “victim” at another crime scene where the murder weapon was found.
