Man Convicted In Road Rage Murder of 6-Year-Old Shot In Heart While In Backseat of Mom's Car


The boy -- whose last words were "Mommy, my tummy hurts" -- was shot after his mom flipped off the other driver.

One of the two people arrested in the death of 6-year-old Aiden Leos has been convicted of murder.


On Thursday, the Orange County District Attorney announced that a jury found Marcus Anthony Eriz, 26, guilty of one felony count of second-degree murder, one felony count of shooting into an occupied vehicle, and two felony enhancements of the personal discharge of a firearm causing great bodily injury and death in the case.


The incident went down back on May 21, 2021 -- while Aiden's mother Joanna Cloonan was driving her son to kindergarten on the 55 freeway in Yorba Linda, California. The boy was in the backseat, in a booster seat at the time

She testified in court this week that a Volkswagen Sportswagen being driven by fellow suspect Wynne Lee cut them off, before Lee flashed a "peace" sign in her direction. As she tried to get away from the car, she said she flipped them the middle finger -- claiming Eriz then "looked at me and smiled" before she heard something that sounded like "a big rock hit" her car.


Cloonan said she then heard her son say "ow" from the backseat, before she pulled over. She previously said during a press conference after the shooting that her son was "losing a lot of blood" and his last words to his mother were, "Mommy, my tummy hurts." He later died at Children’s Hospital of Orange County.


The child's death sparked a manhunt for the driver and passenger of the other vehicle, Lee and Eriz, respectively, who weren't arrested until May 2021.

It was a co-worker of Eriz's that told him on May 28 that his car looked like the one police were looking for, prosecutors said -- adding Eriz claimed "that at that time, he looked on the internet and saw the story about Aiden Leos' death. He said he 'immediately' knew he was responsible for the boy's death. He then told Wynne Lee about his revelation."

Investigators also said that same day, Eriz hid the car in a family member's garage and never drove it again, using a red truck to get to and from work instead. The couple both applied for new jobs. Days later, they said Eriz shaved his "substantial beard" and "started to wear his long hair back in a tie." He pleaded not guilty in court.


Lee's case is still pending, but she was charged with one felony count of accessory after the fact and one misdemeanor count of having a concealed firearm in a vehicle. Eriz, meanwhile, faces a maximum of 40 years to life in prison; his sentencing is slated for April 12.

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