Man gets 40 to life for murdering father with shotgun during dispute in Anza

A 26-year-old Anza man who gunned down his father when the victim tried to intervene in a dispute between the defendant and his girlfriend was sentenced Thursday to 40 years to life in state prison.

A Murrieta jury in November convicted Anthony David Holguin of first-degree murder, illegal possession of a firearm and sentence-enhancing allegations involving use of a gun and great bodily injury for the 2019 slaying of 40-year-old David Jose Holguin in the 39000 block of Cary Road in Anza.

During a hearing at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Timothy Freer imposed the sentence required by law.

According to a trial brief filed by the Riverside County District Attorney’s

Office, Anthony Holguin was living in a trailer on his father’s property at the time of the attack, sharing space with his girlfriend, whose identity was not disclosed.

Anthony Holguin and the woman were engaged in an ongoing dispute about her lack of attention to her pets, culminating in a confrontation in which the defendant slapped her on the afternoon of Nov. 13, 2019, while high on methamphetamine, court papers said.

The woman, in turn, became physical with Anthony Holguin, prompting others who resided at the property to get involved and request assistance from the young man’s father.

“David Holguin went over to the trailer where the two were fighting,” according to the brief. “David knocked on the door, and the defendant answered it holding a camouflaged shotgun. The defendant pointed it at his father, who said, ‘Are you going to shoot me?’ The defendant fired once, and David went down. While he was on the ground, the defendant fired again.”

The victim suffered a massive chest wound as well as wounds to his hands, according to an autopsy. He died within seconds.

The defendant ran away and tried to conceal the shotgun in