Man Charged With Fatally Shooting A Riverside Dad In Road Rage Attack

City News Service, CBS Los Angeles

February 22, 2023

A 64-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting a Riverside motorist during a road rage confrontation, firing a bullet that narrowly missed one of the victim's children before killing him, was charged with murder Tuesday.

Jose Juan Escobedo was arrested last week on suspicion of murder and attempted murder for the slaying of 25-year-old Sergio Oporto of Riverside. He was being held in lieu of $1 million bail.

According to Riverside Police, Oporto, his girlfriend and their 4-year-old and 3-month old children were driving along East La Cadena Drive shortly before 4 p.m. Feb. 3,, when Escobedo allegedly began tailing them closely, angered for reasons still under investigation.

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