Man who fired shots at I-10 traffic and Tempe resort sentenced to 7.5 years in prison

PHOENIX — A man was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison a year after he fired shots at freeway traffic and a Tempe resort, authorities announced Wednesday.

Jesus Enriquez Gonzalez was sentenced March 30 after pleading guilty to 11 offenses, according to the Tempe Police Department.

Gonzalez pleaded guilty to nine counts of aggravated assault, one count of disorderly conduct and one count of criminal damage, police said.

Two people were injured during the March 18, 2025, incident, which started at Interstate 10 and moved to the nearby Marriott Phoenix Resort Tempe at The Buttes.

Details about shootings on I-10 and at Tempe resort

Gonzalez was seen waving a gun on the side of I-10 near Tempe Diablo Stadium before firing shots at a passing vehicle, police said. The driver, who was not injured by the gunfire, exited the freeway and called authorities.

Gonzalez then ran through the stadium parking lot toward the Tempe resort.

He confronted two contracted resort employees and ordered them to lie on the ground before firing several shots at them, police said.

The employees, who suffered injuries believed to have been caused by shrapnel, were able to run off.

Gonzalez then tried to carjack a woman on the resort grounds, but the woman ran away from the vehicle, police said.

Officers arrived at the scene and took Gonzalez into custody in the resort parking lot.

KTAR News 92.3 FM Senior Web Content Editor Kevin Stone contributed to this report.

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