Jeffrey Farinha, 40 and a Rohnert Park resident, was shot and killed around 11:31 p.m. on July 23, 2023 at the Jack in the Box at 2755 Santa Rosa Avenue. Officers found him at the drive-through with gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Earlier that night he had been involved in a disturbance at an apartment complex on Burt Street and later encountered two people at the Jack in the Box; one of them produced a firearm and shot him. The suspects fled immediately.

On July 25, 2024 the Santa Rosa Police Department announced arrests in the case: brothers Daniel Perez-Mendoza, 22, and Christopher Perez-Mendoza, 19, of Clearlake were taken into custody during a coordinated traffic stop and booked on murder and multiple firearm-related charges. Searches of residences in Clearlake, Lakeport, and Santa Rosa yielded five handguns, one rifle, and other evidence. Farinha’s family and friends held a candlelight vigil after his death.

Did anyone see the disturbance on Burt Street or the drive-through confrontation that night?