A jury has found Oybek Khamidkhodjaev guilty on multiple charges related to a series of violent drive-by shootings. The convictions include attempted murder, shooting into an occupied vehicle, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, among others, as reported by the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office.
The incident that led to Khamidkhodjaev’s arrest occurred on January 26, 2022, when a family became victims of his reckless violence. According to the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, a mother and her two teenagers were traveling along Watt Avenue when their car was met with gunfire from a matching pace Subaru. The shooting resulted in a teenage daughter suffering catastrophic injuries that left her quadriplegic.
Investigative work, which included combing through surveillance footage, connected the Subaru to Khamidkhodjaev. This was not his first violent act; evidence showed he had previously fired a gun into another occupied vehicle in November 2021. His criminal activities culminated in a high-speed car chase with deputies, where speeds hit upwards of 100 mph and he endangered lives by running red lights and driving against traffic before attempting to flee on foot, as detailed by the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office…