UPS employee kills coworker, who was once early life pal: DA

The suspect who shot a UPS motive force in large sunlight in an ambush killing because the sufferer was once on his supply course in Southern California was once a early life pal of his and a coworker, prosecutors mentioned. 

Rhean Jalipa Fontanoza, 46, allegedly shot 50-year-old Expedito De Leon 10 instances “in a question of seconds as he sat seat belted in his supply truck” on Would possibly 16, the Orange County District Legal professional’s Administrative center mentioned Tuesday. 

“He nonetheless had his UPS scanner in his hand and his seatbelt buckled when Fontanoza drove up subsequent to De Leon’s supply truck and shot [at] him 14 instances in 19 seconds,” the DA’s workplace mentioned. 

Government mentioned Fontanoza fired 14 pictures and 10 hit De Leon. 

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Fontanoza, a UPS worker who was once on incapacity depart, is charged with a unique cases allegation of taking pictures from a car and homicide by way of mendacity in wait.

He allegedly went to nice lengths to trace down De Leon’s supply course at the day of the killing. He allegedly stopped every other UPS motive force at round 12:30 that day and requested if it was once the similar supply course utilized by De Leon.

The driving force mentioned De Leon was once on a special course, prompting Fontanoza to visit the UPS substation in Aliso Viejo, the place he was once allegedly noticed getting access to a pc that presentations motive force routes and taking an image along with his telephone. 

“Simply ahead of 3 p.m., Fontanoza is accused of monitoring De Leon down on his course and riding previous him a brand new car which De Leon wouldn’t acknowledge. De Leon then left his truck to make a supply and returned to his truck, and buckled his seatbelt,” prosecutors mentioned. 

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A UPS motive force was once shot and killed in what police consider was once a centered assault on Thursday in Irvine, California. (FOX 11 LA livestream/Screenshot)

After the homicide, Fontanoza fled the scene however was once discovered by way of government in his car later that afternoon, prosecutors mentioned. He refused to get out of the auto till tear gasoline and a police Okay-9 had been deployed, government mentioned. 

Orange County District Legal professional Todd Spitzer mentioned De Leon “was once simply going about his day, doing his activity without a thought his longtime pal was once stalking him with each and every intent to kill him.” 

“The depravity concerned to devise and perform a plan to execute any person you shared a life-time of reminiscences isn’t one thing someone folks can wrap our heads round,” he added. “No existence must have to finish like this and this can be a tragedy that are supposed to have by no means took place.”

The shooter accused of killing a UPS motive force on Thursday in Irvine, California, barricaded himself inside of his truck ahead of police pressured him out and arrested him. (FOX 11 LA livestream/Screenshot)

On the time of the killing, Fontanoza was once scheduled to go back to paintings on June 1 from incapacity depart.

Investigators have now not made up our minds a purpose for the assault. Fontanoza is being held within the Orange County Prison without a bail. He’s eligible for the dying penalty, prosecutors mentioned. 

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In a observation to Fox Information Virtual, UPS mentioned it was once “surprised and saddened by way of the newest tendencies in Irvine, CA. Those are extremely peculiar cases and don’t constitute the tradition of our corporate and the camaraderie amongst our staff all over the world.”

“Our focal point now’s on supporting our folks and their family members right through this extraordinarily tough time. Because the investigation is ongoing, we defer any further inquiries to the investigating government,” the corporate mentioned.