Texas man convicted of firing at federal officers sentenced to 47 years behind bars

By Brian Seay

Victor Solorzano (Photo: Dallas Police Department)
A Texas man was sentenced Thursday to more than 47 years in federal prison after he and his cousin were convicted of firing at least 42 rounds at federal officers in November 2015, the Department of Justice said in an announcement.
Victor Manuel Solorzano, 32, of Dallas, was convicted earlier this year of one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, two counts of assault of a federal officer, and two counts of using, carrying, brandishing and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
As part of a methamphetamine trafficking investigation, Department of Homeland Security officers went to Solorzano’s home on Nov. 19, 2015 to attach a tracking device to his vehicle. That’s when Solorzano confronted one of the officers in the street and opened fire with an AR-15 pistol, striking him in the hand and foot. Solorzano’s cousin, Edgar Solorzano, who lived across the street, also came outside and started firing with an AK-47 pistol.
The officer “ran for his life,” according to prosecutors, and got into the passenger side of a waiting pickup truck with another federal officer inside. Victor and Edgar continued firing at the officers as they sped

Source: Guns.com