Arizona Watcher
David Cedeno was sentenced to 7½ years in prison on two felony counts, with a consecutive three‑year probation term, and ordered to pay fines, fees and restitution including the victims’ medical bills.
The shooting stemmed from a road‑rage confrontation on Tucson’s east side near Golf Links Road and Kolb Road after the teens’ car attempted to merge and Cedeno allegedly accelerated to block the lane.
Investigators say Cedeno pulled alongside the victims’ vehicle and fired a handgun into it, wounding two teenage girls in the legs. Both were treated at a hospital; injuries were described as non‑life‑threatening.
The teenagers identified a personalized license plate reading HATHER and a Hello Kitty sticker on the rear window, details that led detectives to a nearby residence where Cedeno was arrested shortly after the shooting.
Authorities recovered a 9mm Taurus during the investigation. Cedeno told police he thought someone in the other car had a gun; victims and a passenger disputed that account. He was later convicted on counts that formed the basis for the sentence.
The March 13 incident prompted multiple felony charges including aggravated assault and a drive‑by shooting. Sentencing concludes the criminal penalties, while officials have not released a timeline for restitution payments.
A Tucson man convicted in a March road‑rage shooting that injured two teenage girls was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison, followed by probation and ordered to pay fines and restitution including the victims’ medical bills. The investigation relied on identifying…