(Woodland, CA) – October 14, 2024 – Today, Andre Chevill Wilson, 56, of Elk Grove, was sentenced following his August 28, 2024, conviction by a Yolo County jury of two counts of attempted murder, two counts of shooting into an occupied vehicle, two counts of assault with an assault weapon or machine gun, two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a machine gun, possession of an assault weapon, and four counts of being a felon in possession of ammunition. The offenses occurred in the City of Davis at the westbound I-80 offramp at Mace Blvd., on February 10, 2022.
Wilson was driving a vehicle when he used two different weapons, a Glock handgun, which had been modified to fully automatic, and an AR-15 assault rifle, both with high-capacity magazines, to shoot at two other motorists who were taking the Mace Blvd. exit. After the shooting, Wilson crashed his vehicle into a fence and fled on foot. After an approximately two-hour search, a CHP K-9 officer located Wilson, with the AR-15 rifle, in some vegetation about 100 yards from his vehicle.
Wilson had four prior “strike” convictions, all in Alameda County, for Manslaughter in 1992, Assault with a Deadly, weapon with personal infliction of great bodily injury in 1999, Weapon Possession with a gang enhancement in 1999, and Assault with a Deadly Weapon, to wit a firearm, in 2010.
Officers from the California Highway Patrol Investigative Services Unit conducted the investigation and had already arrived when Wilson was located. Officers with the Davis Police Department and a K-9 Deputy with the Solano County Sheriff’s Office also assisted in the investigation.
The trial took place before Judge Tom M. Dyer and was prosecuted by Supervising Deputy District Attorney Frits van der Hoek.
The trial began on August 12, 2024, and the jury heard evidence from the victims, the investigating officers, and criminalists with the Department of Justice. The jury reached its verdict on August 28, 2024, after about a day and a half of deliberation.
Wilson was sentenced to 228 years-to-life in prison, consisting of four indeterminate terms of 49-Life, 49-Life, 25-Life, and 25-Life, and an additional determinate term of 80 years.
District Attorney Jeff Reisig praised the California Highway Patrol for their thorough investigation and the Department of Justice for their expert assistance throughout the case. “Some offenders present a serious and clear danger to society. Our office is committed to prosecuting those who have demonstrated that they are unable to live peacefully within our community.”
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