Two men convicted in the shooting death of a cannabis delivery driver in the Oak Park neighborhood were sentenced Monday to 25 years to life in state prison.
Brayan Morales, 21, and Keven Chinchilla, 18, were found guilty by a San Diego Superior Court jury of first-degree murder and attempted robbery for their roles in the March 28, 2024, killing of 25-year-old Poway resident Andres Dominguez.
Police found Dominguez shot just before 11 p.m. in a car that crashed into a tree and a fence at Michael and 60th streets. The victim was taken to a hospital, where he died shortly after arrival.
Prosecutors allege Dominguez was shot at Redwood and 60th streets, a few blocks away from where he ultimately crashed his car.
Text messages the defendants sent to one another a few hours before the shooting showed they planned to place an order with a delivery service, then rob its driver, according to prosecutors’ sentencing documents.
Morales was 18 years old, and Chinchilla was 16 at the time of the shooting.
Another defendant arrested in the case, Alex Espinoza, pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and was sentenced to prison. Prosecutors said he acted as a getaway driver who spirited Morales and Chinchilla away from the shooting scene.
A fourth defendant was also arrested, but charges against her were dismissed at a preliminary hearing held last year.