Expedito Cuesta De Leon Shooting; UPS Driver, Expedito Cuesta De Leon Identified After Fatal Shooting In Irvine
The Irvine Police Department released more details on Friday surrounding the murder of a UPS man who was found shot inside his delivery van the day before. It was said that the dead and the suspect were “acquaintances.
” The fifty-year-old Expedito Cuesta De Leon was slumped over in the truck’s driver’s seat when cops raced to a location at Fleming and Chrysler at about three o’clock on Thursday afternoon, according to the Irvine Police Department.
Numerous reports of gunshots being fired nearby have been made to the authorities. De Leon eventually succumbed to his injuries and died, despite the police’ best efforts to save his life once they were able to extract him from the truck.
Approximately three hours later, Rhean Fontanoza, 46, was arrested by SWAT officers on suspicion of killing De Leon. This came about following a skirmish that happened about fifteen miles from the location where they found De Leon.
UPS released a statement on Friday indicating that it was assisting with the investigation. The police claimed that although the victim and the suspect are both Aliso Viejo residents, they are acquaintances, and they have not yet determined a motive.
Only hours after the shooting, the police said that the victim might have been the intended target of the attack and that the homicide did not seem to be a robbery.
Surveillance footage, according to the authorities, showed a silver Honda Ridgeline pickup truck approaching the UPS truck. Subsequently, the vehicle departed on Goodyear and proceeded towards Jeronimo.
Investigators from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department found a truck on Santiago Canyon Road that fit the description of the vehicle at about four o’clock in the afternoon.
Officers from Irvine police later responded to confirm that the car in question was the one captured on camera. The Special Weapons and Tactics squad of the Irvine Police Department apprehended Fontanoza as soon as they arrived.
You can get in touch with Detective Craig Voors via email at [email protected] or by phone at 949-724-7131. He invites anyone with information to get in touch with him.
