Restaurant Owner Fired Gun At Man After Fight Over Bill: Police

SANTA ROSA, CA — A restaurant owner faces several charges after he assaulted a man and fired a gun while at the business in Santa Rosa, police said.

Moises Flores, 48, is charged with assault with a gun, shooting at an empty vehicle, violating probation and being a felon with a gun, according to police.

Officers responded shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday to a reported shooting at Dos Culturas in the 1700 block of Santa Rosa Avenue, where they found a 37-year-old man who had been assaulted by Flores, who was still at the restaurant, police said.

The two men had been drinking alcohol at the business when a fight broke out over a bill, with the pair eventually moving outside, according to police. Flores went and got a handgun from inside, pointed it at the man and fired, shooting the rear window of a parked car but not the man, police said.

The man suffered minor injuries from the fight, police said. Detectives found a revolver and live ammunition in the restaurant kitchen, according to police.

Flores was on probation for 2023 gun and driving under the influence violations and was prohibited from having a gun or drinking alcohol, police said. He was arrested and booked into Sonoma County Jail, according to police.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact police at www.srcity.org/crimetips, authorities said.