A 39-year-old man was arrested Monday morning for allegedly firing randomly at passing vehicles in Riverside County, killing a husband and father of 4, authorities mentioned.
Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Division responded at 7:05 a.m. to the realm of West Seventh Road and South San Jacinto Avenue to a report of a person capturing at passing autos, in line with a sheriff’s division information launch.
Two folks had been discovered shot and a number of vehicles had been hit by gunfire; each victims had been hospitalized and one died from his accidents, in line with authorities.
Julio Cesar Rodarte, a 39-year-old San Jacinto resident, was arrested and booked into Larry Smith Correctional Facility on one depend of homicide and 10 counts of tried homicide prices, officers mentioned. There aren’t any excellent suspects within the investigation.
The deceased man was recognized as Victor Hugo Leon, 42, of San Jacinto, in line with investigators.
Leon and his spouse, Griselda Zepeda, had been married 13 years and had 4 youngsters, she instructed KTLA.
Leon labored in a warehouse in Moreno Valley and was presupposed to return Monday morning however when Zepeda awoke, he nonetheless wasn’t dwelling. That’s when she knew one thing had gone terribly unsuitable.
“He was a really lovable individual,” she mentioned. “He leaves us very damaged. He had that imply face, however he was such a sweetheart, at all times doing his greatest for his household.”
