Police seek Rohnert Park man accused of shooting his wife

Police are looking for a Rohnert Park man in connection with the shooting of his wife, police said.

The woman, whose name was not released, suffered a gunshot wound in the chest, but is expected to recover.

Cipriano Perez Velazquez, 44, should be considered armed and dangerous, police said, after he ran off after the shooting toward Copeland Creek with a gun.

Shortly after the woman separated from Velazquez and moved out of the home they shared, police said, she began receiving death threats from her husband.

“Velazquez called her and told her that he would shoot and kill her before he let her leave him,” according to a statement from the Rohnert Park Police, who began looking for Velazquez shortly after.

Velazquez reportedly confronted his wife as she pulled into the driveway of her new home at about 11:40 p.m. Friday and shot her as the woman tried to escape in her car, police said.

At the time of the shooting, Velazquez had four warrants out for his arrest. He also is suspected of domestic battery against his wife and vehicle theft.

Anyone with information on Velazquez’s whereabouts, police said, should contact the Rohnert Park Police at (707) 584-2600.

Marissa Lang is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: mlang@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @Marissa_Jae