A California woman involved in a 2021 road rage shooting that killed a 6-year-old boy was sentenced on Friday to four years in prison.
KCAL reported that Wynne Lee, 26, pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact and having a concealed firearm in a vehicle. Lee was driving on 55 Freeway in Orange when her passenger and boyfriend, Marcus Eriz, 27, shot at another car — striking Aiden Leos in the chest as he sat in the backseat of his mother’s car.
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Before the shooting, Lee cut off Leos’ mother and gestured the peace sign. According to KABC, Leos’ mother eventually caught up with Lee and Eriz and gave them the middle finger while passing them.
Lee then positioned her car behind the mother’s vehicle as Eriz fired a shot that traveled through the passenger compartment and mortally wounded Leos. Lee and Eriz then fled the scene, KABC reported.
Prosecutors said Leos said “ow” after being shot, which alerted his mother. KTLA reported that the 6-year-old died at a hospital.
Earlier this month, Eriz was sentenced to 40 years to life for Leos’ slaying. Eriz did not realize Leos died in the shooting until a week later when a co-worker mentioned that his car resembled the one police were looking for. Eriz and Lee were arrested nearly two weeks after the deadly shooting.
Lee already completed the four-year sentence she received on Friday. She had been on home confinement since 2021, which she was credited for. As a result, she will not spend any time in prison.
Lee is also expected to pay restitution which will be set at a later date.
“Her behavior is despicable and I, along with our entire Orange County community, am outraged that the state Legislature continues to water down our laws to give criminals charged with egregious crimes break after break,” said Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer.
“The fact that someone charged with being an accessory after the fact to a murder of a child is earning not only actual credits, but also good time credits while sitting at home instead of doing their time in a jail cell is disgraceful.”
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[Featured image: Aiden Leos/Handout]
