Elk Grove man gets lengthy prison sentence for Davis freeway shooting

An Elk Grove man was sentenced today in Yolo County Superior Court.

Andre Chevill Wilson, 56, of Elk Grove was convicted by a Yolo County jury on August 28, The charges against Wilson included 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, 2024.

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 and was apprehended after a two-hour search.

Wilson had four prior “strike” convictions 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.

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.

“Some offenders present a serious and clear danger to society," Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisg said. "Our office is committed to prosecuting those who have demonstrated that they are unable to live peacefully within our community.”