Category: road rage shooting

Motorcyclist Shot to Death in Alleged Road Rage on 14 Freeway in Lancaster

July 5, 2023
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A motorcyclist was shot to death on July 4 in a suspected road rage incident in Lancaster. The shooting on the northbound Antelope Valley 14 Freeway at the Avenue L off-ramp was reported at 2:57 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner identified the 37-year-old motorcyclist on…

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Road Rage Shooter Gets 410 to Life for Thanksgiving Killing in Costa Mesa

June 17, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 42-year-old man was sentenced June 16 to 410 years to life in prison for opening fire on a pickup full of six men in a road-rage dispute in Costa Mesa on Thanksgiving Day that killed one and wounded four. Lee Queuon Walker was convicted May 9 of first-degree murder and five counts…

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Man Faces 200 Years in Prison for Thanksgiving Shooting in Costa Mesa

May 9, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 42-year-old man was convicted May 9 of opening fire on a pickup full of six men in a road-rage dispute in Costa Mesa on Thanksgiving Day that killed one and wounded four. Lee Queuon Walker was convicted of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder. Jurors took about two hours to…

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Man Killed Near Marina del Rey in Suspected Road Rage Shooting

May 8, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A man was fatally shot May 8 just outside of Marina del Rey in what may have been a case of road rage, and the gunman remained at large. The shooting was reported about 12:15 p.m. at Lincoln Boulevard and Maxella Avenue, near the terminus of the Marina (90) Freeway, and the victim died…

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Trial Begins for Man Charged With Deadly Road-Rage Shooting in Costa Mesa

April 20, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—With his girlfriend and their 4-year-old son watching, a 42-year-old man jumped out of his pickup truck and opened fire on a group of friends and cousins in a road-rage dispute in Costa Mesa on Thanksgiving Day, a prosecutor told jurors April 20. Lee Queuon Walker is charged with one count of murder…

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Victim Identified in Possible Road Rage Shooting in Costa Mesa

November 26, 2022
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COSTA MESA, Calif.—Coroner’s officials Nov. 26 released the name of a man who was fatally wounded during a shooting in Costa Mesa that police believe was triggered by a minor traffic incident on Thanksgiving Day. The victim was identified as Lucas Rivera-Velasco of Costa Mesa, according to the Orange County coroner’s office. Officers were sent…

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Suspects in Aiden Leos Killing Face New Road Rage Allegations

June 21, 2021
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By Faith E. Pinho and Andrew J. Campa From Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES—Authorities say it’s possible the two suspects charged in the road rage killing of 6-year-old Aiden Leos might have been involved in other incidents. Orange County prosecutors believe that between December 2020 and June 2021, there may have been other firearm-brandishing incidents…

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Man Charged With Murder of Boy in Road-Rage Shooting

June 8, 2021
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A man was charged Tuesday with murder in a Southern California road rage shooting that killed a 6-year-old boy on a local freeway last month, stunning the region and attracting national attention. Prosecutors in Orange County, California, charged Marcus Anthony Eriz, 24, with murder in the death of Aiden Leos, shooting at an…

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Fate of Road Rage Shooting Reward Unclear Following Arrests

June 7, 2021
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Authorities aren’t saying whether a $500,000 reward will be claimed following the June 6 arrests of two people jailed in connection with the fatal road rage shooting of a six-year-old boy. However, they did say during a June 7 press conference that tips and surveillance images played a key role in making the arrests. Aiden…

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Orange County Offers $100,000 Reward for Road Rage Killing

May 25, 2021
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The Orange County Board of Supervisors is offering a $100,000 reward for information on the fatal road rage shooting of a six-year-old boy on the Costa Mesa Freeway in Orange, Calif. Aiden Leos was killed May 21 on the 55 freeway while his mother, Joanna Cloonan, was driving him to kindergarten at Calvary Chapel school in Yorba Linda. “This is…

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