Gang member gets 22 years in prison in 2014 Santa Rosa shooting

A longtime criminal was sentenced Tuesday for shooting his suspected rival in 2014.|
PAUL PAYNE
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

A Santa Rosa gang member was sentenced to 22 years in prison Tuesday for shooting and injuring a man police said was a rival.

Edgar Rodriguez Alonzo, 26, received the punishment for the Feb. 11, 2014, shooting at Santa Rosa’s Martin Luther King Jr. Park.

Police said Alonzo, a member of the La Primera gang, fired at two men, hitting one in the back.

He was first charged with attempted murder but admitted a lesser charge of assault with a deadly weapon in a plea bargain with prosecutors.

Judge Gary Medvigy approved the agreement, citing Alonzo’s long criminal record and the “increasing dangerousness” of his offenses.

You can reach Staff Writer Paul Payne at 568-5312 or paul.payne@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter @ppayne.

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