Tag: Orange

Fate of Road Rage Shooting Reward Unclear Following Arrests

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…


Funeral Planned for Boy Killed in Road Rage Shooting

A funeral for six-year-old Aiden Leos, who was killed in a road rage shooting in May, is scheduled for June 5. It’s set to begin at noon at Calvary Chapel in Yorba Linda, Calif., and will only be open to close friends and family, with a viewing set to occur prior to the service. Though…


DA Spitzer Warns Boy’s Killer to Turn Himself In

SANTA ANA—Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer issued a stern warning May 27 to a pair of unidentified suspects sought in the road- rage shooting death of a 6-year-old boy on the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway in Orange, as the reward posted in the case swelled to $310,000. At a news conference in Orange, the…


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

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…


Family of Boy Killed in Road Rage Shooting Seeks Justice

The family of a 6-year-old boy killed during a road rage shooting on the 55 Freeway in Orange, California, say an outpouring of support is keeping them motivated to find justice. Aiden Leos died May 21 after the car he was traveling in was shot; the bullet penetrated the car’s trunk and fatally wounded the boy….


Boy, 6, Killed in Road Rage Shooting

ORANGE, Calif.—A manhunt was underway May 21 after a six-year-old boy was shot and killed in a road rage incident, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) said. The child was a passenger in a 2014 Chevrolet Sonic being driven north on the 55 Freeway in Orange, Calif. Police believe the boy’s mother, who was driving the car,…


Orange County DA Says He’s Mulling Death Penalty for Suspected Shooter

The chief suspect in a mass Orange, Calif. shooting could face the death penalty if convicted, and Orange County’s district attorney said he’s pursuing the option. “With respect to the situation in Orange, I’m the only person in this county that makes the ultimate decision about whether we’re going to charge somebody with death,” Todd Spitzer said during…


Daughter of Mass Shooting Victim ‘Patiently Waiting’ For Justice

A man suspected of fatally shooting four people in Orange, Calif. remains unconscious in hospital, forcing law officials to delay his scheduled April 5 arraignment. “We are patiently waiting for him to be conscious,” Vania Tovar, who lost her father and sister in the shootings, told The Epoch Times. “They will be checking every day….


Littlest Victim of Orange Shooting Was ‘So Sweet and Innocent’

Little Matthew Farias was a constant fixture at Unified Home in Orange, Calif., where a gunman inexplicably opened five and killed four people. Matthew, nine, was among the victims. “He was always around,” Vania Tovar, whose father owned Unified Homes, told The Epoch Times. “Although we weren’t blood related he was at every birthday party…


‘Not My Mommy’: Mother of Two Young Boys Among Those Killed in Orange

The “sweetest woman alive” is among the victims of a mass shooting in Orange, Calif. that killed four people. “Not a cold bone in her body,” Vania Tovar told The Epoch Times April 2. “My sweet sister didn’t deserve this. She was never in a bad mood and always helped me in my decisions. We spoke…