According to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, “the Honorable Eric Johnson sentenced defendant, Jefferson Delgado, 29, of Gaithersburg, to life in prison suspend all but 30 years to serve and five years of supervised probation upon release. The sentence was handed down yesterday in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD. On March 30th, 2023, a jury found Delgado guilty of first-degree attempted murder for shooting a man outside of Antojitos restaurant located on East Diamond Avenue Gaithersburg.
This shooting Aril 18, 2021, was prompted by an argument between two groups of people at the restaurant. It happened in the parking lot outside of Antojitos at 1:22 a.m. and was caught on surveillance footage. After retrieving a shotgun from a friend’s vehicle, Delgado opened fire at least twice hitting the victim with two bullets. He then ran to a parking garage where he was captured by another surveillance camera running back and forth. He is seen attempting to hide the weapon. The victim in this case survived. Prosecution was handled by Assistant State’s Attorney Teresa Casafranca.