Man Charged with Murder in Alleged Road-Rage Killing of 4-Year-Old Boy

Published on December 20, 2023

LANCASTER, Calif.—A 29-year-old man suspected in the alleged road-rage shooting death of a 4-year-old boy in Lancaster is scheduled to be arraigned next month on murder and other charges. According to the District Attorney’s Office, Byron Burkhart was charged Dec. 19 with murder, two counts of attempted murder, one count of shooting at an occupied vehicle, and five counts of possession of a firearm by a felon. The charges include an allegation that he personally used a handgun in commission of the crime. He is scheduled to be arraigned Jan. 22 at the Antelope Valley Courthouse. According to county jail records, he was being held in lieu of $2 million bail, although prosecutors were asking that his bail be increased to more than $5 million....

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