"When one of two victims confronted him and asked him to leave, Strawn got into the passenger seat of a friend's Pontiac and fired multiple rounds from an illegal assault rifle as the vehicle drove away. No victims were struck. Authorities said the rifle jammed after several rounds were fired."
"A Santa Rosa Police Department officer in the area heard the gunfire and responded within minutes, locating Strawn in a nearby parking lot as he attempted to clear the jammed weapon from the open trunk of the vehicle, prosecutors said."
"During the trial, Strawn testified and claimed an unidentified third person was responsible for the shooting. Jurors rejected that account and found him guilty on all charges."
Steven Carter Strawn, 43, received a 50 years to life sentence for a September 28, 2024 shooting incident at Dutton Plaza in Santa Rosa. A jury convicted him of two counts of attempted murder, two counts of assault with an assault weapon, possession of an assault weapon, and possession of a firearm by a felon. During a parking lot altercation, Strawn fired multiple rounds from an illegal assault rifle as a vehicle drove away, though no victims were struck. The weapon jammed after several shots. Police apprehended Strawn nearby as he attempted to clear the jammed rifle. Strawn claimed an unidentified third person committed the shooting, but jurors rejected this defense. His three prior serious or violent felony convictions invoked California's Three Strikes Law, resulting in the enhanced sentence.
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