Bay Area restaurant owner accused of firing gun after fight over bill

"A Santa Rosa restaurant owner was arrested early Sunday after police say he fired a gun during a dispute with a customer over a bill. Moises Flores, 48, was taken into custody shortly after the altercation, reported about 4:10 a.m. at Dos Culturas Restaurant, 1709 Santa Rosa Ave., according to the Santa Rosa Police Department. He faces allegations including assault with a deadly weapon and shooting at an occupied vehicle."

"Investigators said Flores and a 37-year-old man had been drinking when they argued and began fighting outside the restaurant. Flores allegedly went back inside to retrieve a gun before opening fire. A bullet struck a parked vehicle occupied by a woman, shattering its rear window. The male customer suffered minor injuries in the fight, but no one was hit by gunfire, police said. Officers arriving at the restaurant found Flores inside. A gun was recovered in the kitchen."

Moises Flores, 48, was arrested after allegedly firing a gun during a dispute with a customer over a bill at Dos Culturas Restaurant in Santa Rosa at about 4:10 a.m. Flores and a 37-year-old man had been drinking when they argued and began fighting outside. Flores allegedly went back inside to retrieve a gun and opened fire, with a bullet shattering the rear window of a parked vehicle occupied by a woman. The male customer suffered minor injuries in the fight; no one was struck by gunfire. Officers recovered a gun in the kitchen. Flores is on probation for a 2023 gun and DUI conviction, is prohibited from possessing firearms, and was booked into Sonoma County jail being held without bail.

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