Video shows man randomly shooting at passing cars in deadly shooting in San Jacinto

Surveillance video shows a man pointing a gun at passing cars in San Jacinto before opening fire in a shooting that left one person dead and another injured.

Footage released Thursday by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department reportedly shows Julio Cesar Rodarte, 39, as the shooter. San Jacinto police arrested him as a suspect in Tuesday's shooting, in which he appeared to target victims at random.

The man killed in the shooting was identified by sheriff's officials as Victor Hugo Leon, 42, of San Jacinto. He and another injured person were rushed to a nearby hospital, but he was later pronounced dead.

Several vehicles were struck by gunfire near West Seventh Street and South San Jacinto Avenue Tuesday morning. Police responded to the shooting at 7:05 a.m., and hours later, bullet-riddled cars could be seen in video from the scene.

Inmate records show Rodarte is currently being held without bail at the Southwest Murrieta Detention Center on suspicion of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder.

Aurelio Pelayo, who works at an area tire store, was standing outside the business when he saw a man stand up, pull and shoot. He said he was scared and rushed into the store. He later saw the man undress after he stopped shooting, according to other witnesses.

Tire store owner Enrique Torres said his business was closed and he felt “lucky” because there could have been a dozen people outside the store if it was open. He fears Pelayo may have been shot.

“If he had been out there maybe 30 seconds, this guy would have shot him,” Torres said.

A cashier at a nearby convenience store, who did not want to appear on camera and spoke anonymously, said she saw the suspect enter the store earlier in the morning. She said he seemed “sweaty” and anxious when he arrived.

“He started walking back and forth and he looked a little nervous, which made me a little nervous,” she said.

She said the man put on a hoodie as he walked to another part of the store.

“That's when I got a little scared, you know, thinking he was going to rob the store – he was going to rob me or do something,” she said.

The cashier said the man approached the counter and asked what he could buy for a dollar.

“And I gave him a few options, and he said, 'OK, well, I only have a dollar,' and he left,” she said.

About 10 to 20 minutes later, she said, officers were taping off an area outside and she could tell something was wrong.

“I started hearing all this commotion outside,” she said.

Later, someone showed her a photo of the suspected shooter, and she realized it was the same man she saw entering the store.

“Once I saw it, I was shaken,” she said. “I got really scared. I knew he was up to no good and then I found out what he did.”