Defendant Convicted of Charges Stemming from Drive-By Shootings

DATE: October 2, 2025

CASE: Oybek Khamidkhodjaev (Case #22FE002070)

PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Hilary Davisson, Felony Prosecution Unit

Oybek Khamidkhodjaev was convicted by a jury of attempted murder with pre-meditation; discharge of a firearm causing great bodily injury; shooting into an occupied vehicle causing great bodily injury; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; attempted murder with use of a firearm; shooting into an occupied vehicle; vehicle evasion; and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon.

On January 26, 2022, a mother and her two teenage children were traveling northbound on Watt Avenue when she noticed a Subaru driving next to her at the same pace. She then heard a loud boom and windows in her vehicle shatter. The driver of the Subaru had fired two shotgun rounds into their vehicle before fleeing. The teenage daughter was struck in the back of the head, causing a severe traumatic brain injury and severing her spinal cord rendering her quadriplegic.

Detectives located surveillance videos and connected the Subaru to Oybek Khamidkhodjaev. It was then learned that Khamidkhodjaev had fired a gun into another occupied vehicle in November 2021.

When deputies attempted to pull Khamidkhodjaev over, he led them on a high-speed chase driving at speeds reaching 100 mph, running red lights and stop signs and driving into oncoming traffic before fleeing on foot. Deputies were able to apprehend Khamidkhodjae and hundreds of rounds of ammunition and gun parts were later found at his apartment.

Khamidkhodjaev faces a maximum sentence of 50 years to life in prison. Sentencing is set for November 21, 2025, at 10:00 am in Department 10 before the Honorable Ernest Sawtelle.