Man Gets 40 to Life for Fatally Shooting 6-Year-Boy on Costa Mesa Freeway

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A man who opened fire at a car during a road-rage confrontation on the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway, killing a 6-year-old boy who was strapped in a child seat as his mother drove him to kindergarten in Yorba Linda, was sentenced April 12 to 40 years to life in prison. Marcus Anthony Eriz, 26, of Costa Mesa, was convicted in January of second-degree murder and firing at an occupied vehicle for the deadly May 21, 2021, shooting on the freeway that killed Aiden Leos. Jurors also found true allegations of personal use of a handgun. Co-defendant Wynne Lee, 26, Mr. Eriz’s girlfriend, is awaiting trial for being an accessory after the fact. Mr. Eriz was a passenger in the car driven by Ms. Lee when the shooting occurred....