Police: Man found dead of apparent gunshot in Santa Rosa fast food restaurant drive-thru

A Rohnert Park man was found dead by police Sunday night after a shooting near a Jack in the Box in southeast Santa Rosa, authorities said.

The Santa Rosa Police Department received multiple calls about 11:30 p.m. reporting gunshots near Santa Rosa Avenue and Burt Street, Lt. Josh Ludtke said Monday.

Police found a man without a pulse lying at the end of the drive-through of a Jack in the Box at 2755 Santa Rosa Ave.

He was identified as Jeffrey Farinha, 40, and he’d been shot multiple times, according to the Police Department.

He was pronounced dead the the scene.

Investigators said Farinha did not work for the fast food chain.

An investigation determined Farinha was involved in an altercation with two others when one of them pulled out a handgun and opened fire.

Both people, who wore ski masks, were last seen running east on Burt Street.

The Jack in the Box was open during the time of the shooting, Ludtke said, but was closed after police began their investigation.

A call to the business was not answered Monday morning.

The killing is the seventh homicide in Santa Rosa this year.

Witnesses or those with related information are encouraged to contact Santa Rosa Police Department’s Violent Crime Team at 707-543-3590 or online at srcity.org/CrimeTips.

A reward of up to $2,500 is being offered by the Sonoma County Alliance Community Engagement and Safety Rewards Fund for information leading to arrests.

Staff Writer Colin Atagi contributed to this report.

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