The trial court properly admitted statements made by the victim to a stranger who happened upon the scene within minutes after the victim had been shot four times, indicating the name of the shooter, the motive for the shooting, and the location of the discarded gun. These statements were admissible under the excited utterance exception to the hearsay rule, as they were made under the stress and excitement caused by
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