What is the test for proving proximate cause of injury for a defendant who discharged a firearm during the events that led to the injury?

As discussed, there is ample testimony that defendant discharged a firearm during the events that led to the victim's injuries. That the victim suffered great bodily injury is not disputed. The question is whether defendant's discharge of a firearm "proximately cause[d]" the injury. As defendant recognizes, proof of proximate cause does not require the prosecution to prove defendant personally fired the weapon that discharged the harm-inflicting bullet. (People v. Bland (2002) 28 Cal.4th 313, 335.) Personal infliction of the injury is not required. Rather, proximate cause is correctly defined thusly: "A proximate

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