California man arrested for randomly shooting at cars, killing father of four

A California man was arrested this week for allegedly shooting randomly at passing cars, killing one man and injuring another, authorities said.

Police were called around 7 a.m. June 3, shortly after the shooting began, with witnesses describing a man shooting at passing cars on State Street in the town of San Jacinto, outside Los Angeles.

“During this investigation, Julio Cesar Rodarte, a 39-year-old San Jacinto resident, was arrested and booked into the Larry Smith Correctional Facility on charges of murder and ten counts of attempted murder,” the office said. Riverside County Sheriff. A declaration. “This investigation is still ongoing and no additional information will be released at this time.”

Surveillance video sent to KTLA shows a man in a hooded sweatshirt with a gun discharging at passing vehicles, using multiple magazines of bullets. Witnesses told the publication that the man then undressed.

The shooting killed San Jacinto resident Victor Hugo Leon, 42, according to police.

“He was a very kind person,” his wife, Griselda Zepeda, told KTLA. “He leaves us very broken. He had this mean face, but he was so adorable, always doing his best for his family.

Leon was returning from a night shift at a warehouse, and Zepeda was dismayed to find that he had not returned home Monday morning.

“More and more time passed. I just had a feeling something bad had happened,” she said. “After he didn't call me back after 40 times, I knew something was wrong . I reported him missing. I went to all the hospitals hoping they would tell me he was there.

Family members remembered Leon on a GoFundMe page.

“He was only minutes from home when this tragedy occurred,” the page reads. “Victor was an extraordinary father, husband and friend. He leaves behind three sons, a daughter and his beloved wife.

“We will truly miss Victor's smile and sense of humor, he leaves a hole in the hearts of those of us who knew him.”

Authorities are not seeking any additional suspects, but are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call the sheriff's Central Homicide Unit at (951) 955-2777.