THOMPSON, Justice.
Appellant Nakiedrian Tammirrus Garrett was convicted of felony murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime in connection with the shooting death of Darcell Kitchens.
1. Garrett confronted the victim in a bar and accused him of breaking into the home of Garrett's grandmother. Garrett had a gun; he was drunk. The victim suggested that the two men take their argument outside. Garrett and the victim left the bar. They continued to argue and began to struggle. Garrett was shorter than the victim. Another (unidentified) man approached them as they struggled. Garrett and the unidentified man started "double teaming" the victim. Garrett pulled out his gun to scare the victim. Two shots were fired in quick succession. One bullet struck the victim in his chest, the other in his back. The victim managed to return to the bar where he fell on the floor and died.
Only one bullet—the one that entered the victim's chest—was recovered.
Garrett gave a statement to police in which he admitted shooting the victim:
The evidence was sufficient to enable any rational trier of fact to find Garrett guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of felony murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979).
2. At the request of the State, the trial court charged the jury that every party to a crime may be convicted of the crime. OCGA § 16-2-20(a). However, the trial court did not define "party to a crime." OCGA § 16-2-20(b). Garrett asserts the charge was incomplete and harmful because the jury could have convicted Garrett as a party to the crime without finding that he intentionally aided or abetted another in committing the crime. This enumeration of error was not preserved for review because Garrett's trial counsel did not object to the charge in proper fashion. Jenkins v. State, 272 Ga. 250, 251(2), 527 S.E.2d 192 (2000).
3. Garrett claims his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance because he
Garrett posits that the outcome of the trial would have been different if his trial counsel interposed an objection to the charge on parties to a crime. In this regard, he points out that another, unidentified individual approached Garrett and the victim as they struggled; that that individual and Garrett "double-teamed" the victim; that the victim was shot twice in quick succession; that because only one bullet was recovered it is possible that the second shot may have been fired by the unidentified individual with another gun; and that the second shot was the fatal wound. Completing the argument, Garrett asserts that, if the trial court charged fully on parties to a crime, the jury may have acquitted him because there was no evidence that he intentionally aided, abetted, or encouraged the unidentified third person to fire the fatal shot at the victim. This argument does not withstand scrutiny for the simple reason that, even if someone else "double-teamed" the victim and fired the fatal shot, it is clear that Garrett and that individual joined in the attack on the victim; thus, Garrett is criminally responsible for the injuries inflicted on the victim even if he personally fired only one shot. Cox v. State, 242 Ga.App. 334, 337(4), 528 S.E.2d 871 (2000). And Garrett has not shown a reasonable probability that the outcome of the trial would have been different had the trial court fully charged the jury on parties to a crime.
4. It was not error to refuse to permit Garrett to show that, shortly before the shooting, the victim started an argument with one Sidney Rhine.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur.