Trial underway for California man who fired shot at car on freeway, killing boy in booster seat

By AMY TAXIN
Associated Press

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A prosecutor says a California man acted callously in pulling out his gun and firing a shot at a car traveling on the freeway, killing a 6-year-old boy who was riding in the back in a booster seat. Twenty-six-year-old Marcus Eriz is charged with killing Aiden Leos while the boy’s mother was driving him to kindergarten in Orange County. Authorities say the shot was fired after the vehicle Eriz was traveling in cut off the mother’s car and she responded with a rude gesture. Prosecutor Daniel Feldman said in his opening statement Thursday the shooting was an expression of a disregard for human life. Defense attorney Randall Bethune says his client didn’t intend to kill anyone. Eriz has pleaded not guilty.