Aiden Leos.Photo: GOFUNDME
The reward for a suspect in afatal road rage shooting that killed a 6-year-old boyhas climbed to $150,000 as his family pleads for answers.
Aiden Leos was sitting in the backseat of his mother’s car on his way to school Friday morning when a suspect opened fire into the vehicle, leaving the boy with fatal injuries.
Police responded to the scene of the shooting on the 55 Freeway in Orange, California, around 8 a.m., according to California Highway Patrol.
Aiden’s mother, who has identified herself as Joanna Cloonan, was driving northbound in the carpool lane when a white sedan abruptly cut her off, she said in an interview withGood Morning America.
Aiden Leos, at center.GOFUNDME
“As I started to merge away from them, I heard a really loud noise,” Cloonan toldGMA. “And my son said, ‘Ow,’ and I had to pull over. And he got shot.”
Aiden was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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Aiden had just celebrated his 6th birthday, Cloonan said. She described her son as the “most loving, kind soul.”
“He was beautiful and he was kind and he was precious, and you killed him for no reason,” she said. “And I want to find them and I want there to be justice to be served for my son.”
A GoFundMe campaign has been created to help the family with Aiden’s funeral expenses. So far, it has raised more than $226,000.
“What happened to Aiden is a devastating tragedy,” Supervisor Katrina Foley said in a statement. “It is my hope this adds 150,000 reasons to encourage the public to send in any tips and information they might have, directly leading to the arrests of the individuals involved in Aiden’s death.”
California Highway Patrol is currently investigating the incident. Officers are asking anyone who may have been driving on the 55 freeway near Chapman Ave. on Friday morning to reach out if they have any information about the shooting.
source: people.com
