Investigators are revealing how they found the suspects in the killing of 6-year-old Aiden Leos, which left the Orange County community shocked.
Aiden Leos was fatally shot while riding in his mother’s car on the 55 in Orange. Two people have been arrested in the alleged road rage incident.
On Monday, CHP officials said they received a tip and worked to enhance an image of the license plate on the vehicle, which led them to identify the couple. They then began to investigate the couple’s backgrounds and determined that they commuted along the 91 corridor to two workplaces in the Inland Empire.
Investigators were then able to determine that the couple was in the area of the shooting at the time that it occurred.Eriz also showed knowledge and ownership of firearms through purchases and on social media. One of the weapons he displayed in posts on his Instagram account was capable of delivering the deadly round, officials said.
At the time of the shooting, Leos was riding in a booster seat in the back of his mother’s car when he was struck by a bullet in anHis mother held him in her arms until paramedics arrived. Doctors could not save him. More details about the investigation and possible charges for the suspects are expected to be revealed in a news conference Monday afternoon. The status of the $500,000 reward has not yet been confirmed.
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