Aiden Leos shooting: Image of suspect vehicle in road rage killing released as California DA issues warning
Leos struck while he was being driven to school, mother says
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A California district attorney is warning the individuals responsible for the road rage shooting death of 6-year-old Aiden Leos last week to "turn themselves in" as he is running out of patience and is "not one of these woke DAs who just looks the other way on these serious crimes."
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer made the remarks on "America’s Newsroom" Friday as the California Highway Patrol released an image of the vehicle suspected to be involved in the May 21 incident. Officials say the car is a white 2018 or 2019 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen with an unknown license plate.
"I have run out of patience. I put out a warning yesterday. They have 24 hours to turn themselves in or I’m really not going to have any consideration for their fate when I consider what charges to bring against them," Spitzer told Fox News.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The image of the vehicle investigators believe was involved in the shooting of 6-year-old Aiden Leos in Orange, Calif. (California Highway Patrol)
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"I’m not the district attorney of LA County or the district attorney of San Francisco. You did your crime in the wrong county and now you are going to have to face me," he added. "I am not one of these woke DAs who just looks the other way on these serious crimes and actually thinks that the shooter is a victim. These people killed a young person in cold blood."
Leos’ mother, Joanna Cloonan, told KNSD-TV she was driving her son to school on the 55 Freeway in Orange when a white Volkswagen cut her off.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"As I was merging away from the carpool lane, I heard a loud noise and I heard my son say 'ow' and I pulled the car over as soon as possible, and he had been shot," Cloonan said.
She said the bullet went through the trunk and struck her son, who was strapped into his booster seat in the rear passenger side.
"I tried to save him by calling 911, but he was losing a lot of blood... he just didn't deserve that. No one deserves that," Cloonan added.
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Reyes Valdivia, who along with his wife pulled over to help, said Cloonan told them she "flipped off" the car, and when she started transitioning to the right, the suspect vehicle slipped behind her before one of the occupants fired the shot, The Associated Press reported.
Investigators believe a man and a woman were inside the Volkswagen at the time of the shooting.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Following the gunfire, the Volkswagen continuing driving northbound on the 55 Freeway before taking the eastbound 91 Freeway toward Riverside, KABC reported, citing the California Highway Patrol.
Spitzer described the vehicle as a "very unusual car in Southern California."
"I don’t care what information people have – if they have a neighbor or a friend that has that car...I want them to call. We want to check out that vehicle," he told Fox News on Friday.
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Investigators have asked for assistance from any drivers who were on that section of the 55 Freeway between 7:55 a.m. and 8:15 a.m., especially if their vehicles have dashboard cameras.
A $300,000 reward also is being offered for information leading to an arrest.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fox News’ Bradford Betz and The Associated Press contributed to this report.