What started as a grab-and-go for more than $500 in clothes at Stockton’s Weberstown Mall ended with gunfire, a wounded loss prevention officer, and now a 12-year state prison sentence.
Prosecutors say 44-year-old David Reyes of Stockton was sentenced on January 26 to 12 years in state prison after admitting he shot a Macy’s loss prevention officer in the leg during an attempted robbery last spring. Reyes pleaded guilty on December 3, 2025, to a robbery charge and a gun enhancement, according to CBS Sacramento. The San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office said the conviction qualifies as a strike under California law and that Reyes must serve at least 85 percent of his term. The DA’s office summarized the plea and sentence in a statement to media earlier this week.
The shooting happened inside the Macy’s on Pacific Avenue in Stockton, in the Weberstown Mall area. Macy’s lists its Stockton store at 5242 Pacific Ave, while the mall’s website lists the property at 4950 Pacific Ave in Stockton, according to Weberstown Mall…