Joseph Sampognaro Sr., 56, was shot to death on September 12, 2020, at a converted barn on a ranch near the summit of Laureles Grade in Carmel Valley, California. Sampognaro Jr. then shot his father multiple times with a handgun, striking him in the hand, arm and head; the injuries were fatal.

After the shooting Sampognaro Jr. fled in his father’s black Corvette and led deputies on a high-speed chase from Laureles Grade and Carmel Valley Road to Highway 1 south of Carmel. Deputies used a Pursuit Intervention Technique to force the Corvette off the road and arrested him. He was later convicted of first-degree murder, multiple evasion counts and being a felon in possession of a firearm and sentenced to 37 years to life, though that murder conviction and two firearm allegations were subsequently overturned on appeal because of ineffective assistance of counsel and related trial issues.

Does anyone have information about the events at the ranch on September 12, 2020, or about witnesses to the chase who could add details?