UPS driver killed in Irvine was shot 14 times by childhood friend, authorities say
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- Опубліковано 20 тра 2024
- New details released Tuesday on the deadly ambush attack of a UPS driver in Irvine, California revealed he was allegedly stalked and killed by a childhood friend.
The shooting happened on May 16 as the victim, Expedito Cuesta De Leon, 50, from Aliso Viejo, had been sitting in his delivery van after dropping off a package at around 3 p.m.
Suddenly, a masked gunman pulled up to De Leon’s van and shot him 14 times in a matter of 19 seconds, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
The suspect, Rhean Jalipa Fontanoza, 46, sped away from the area. He was located about an hour later and was eventually arrested after a standoff with a SWAT team. New details revealed the two men, who were both UPS employees, knew each other and were childhood friends.
KTLA's Mary Beth McDade reports on May 21, 2024.
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With friends like that, who needs enemies? 😳
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Yes, I was just thinking this.
I bet he was a hater from the very beginning.
It sounds like he was a cop by the trigger control
14 times means it was deeply personal.
Deadly
owed him money or slept with girl. or someone told him something what made him flip out would make a man kill his friend
That was incredibly assumptive with zero evidence, and only vilified the victim.
@@erickiyoshiphillips2323Or did something to his kid or family member when they were younger. Something made him flip out.
Could be something from their past or could well be a recent workplace grievance.
Choose your friends wisely. I dumped all my childhood friends decades ago
I didn't need too they faded for me. But there is nothing wrong with me. They only want you for what you got. Some people shouldn't have friends, since they can be taken advantage of by them easier, than others. A meaningful friendship can turn south very quickly. I would definitely say it is worse amongst men, than two women. Since Women/ Girls are happy go lucky almost always. Since society puts them on top of everything for the poster boy blonde to get with them... 😅yes I really said that... an they will live happily ever after at least most think that until that blonde Male breaks their heart to get with someone else. Another question, Why do women want entitled guys for? that doesn't mean you are going to be rich. Just begging for problems, blondes should stay with blondes.
@@Some571 its the same for women and worse,, women are never really your friends mostly there for the good times and to get info on you to talk behind your back hence why i said good bye to them in 2020
@@Allison11111arent you like 15
@@brianherrera1390 why are you saying that ?
And most of my toxic Family!!
The most shocking part is this guy was 50!!!!! No way does he look a day over 30! While the killer looks much older but was 4 years younger!!!
That's why never judge a book by it's cover.
Bul was most likely a find🤷🏾♀️
As a ups drivers. We stay on shape because we are allways in movement. RIP my fellow Driver.
Asian genes?
@@SkankHuntForty2 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🤦🏾♀️????????????
Jealousy is dangerous. Don't befriend jealous people, don't listen to them, don't entertain them. They are lazy, envious losers who would rather you die, than they improve themselves.
Amen
truth
Childhood friends? Suspect looks 20 yeArs older than the UPS worker.
Suspect is actually 4 years younger and looks like shrek.
Fructose and processed food destroyed his face.
@@teenyverse7707lmao!
@@iheartlofi fructose isn't unhealthy unlike added sugars
He's actually younger!!! 46
Childhood friends???? Sounds more like childhood enemies..........Possible case of jealousy or someone sleeping with another woman...... RIP Expedito DeLeon...Peace and strength to your children and family
@@trumanhw Picture of both are out. Looks like Pac-islanders to me, Filipinos, maybe?
Victim definitely looks Filipino, especially with the Spanish surname.
@@jettp3810 Yup....Holdover name from Spanish influence.
@@trumanhw They gave a name,age,photo and a video of the suspect being arrested. Did you want his blood type, fingerprints and his June's horoscope also?
Reportedly cousins who took driver training together but had a falling out decades ago. Fontanoza has a criminal history of 7 charges including drugs and DUI over a 22-year period up to 2021, but Expedito DeLeon had no criminal or traffic record.. Fontanoza was off work with a disability (reportedly mental health) the past 18 months and was scheduled to re5urn to work in June, 2024. Fonranoza was hospitalized for several days after the murder "for reasons unrelated to the incident" which were reportedly mental health issues.
I guarantee there's a woman involved in this somewhere.
Yuuuuuup........
4sure never fails
Without a doubt
I was told by someone who was friends with Expedito that it is possible that this happened due to an allegation of Expedito having an affair with the shooter's wife. I suppose we'll find out if the shooter decides to talk.
Yep, most def'
Jealousy is a strong emotion. Praying for the family
And that’s why I don’t have friends
My best friend is my bank account
@@alexmar5272shit can’t even trust that anymore
Why?
Think, think out of the box.
That person was obviously not his friend...
Nobody gets murked like that for no reason.
My pizza delivery got wasted for a nights worth of crack money. That is reason in American cities.
@Jay-sn5uz they knew each other, mass shootings are on strangers
@Jay-sn5uz Democrat cities every night?
Sounds like some DL stuff
@YadaNcam dam plot twist haha, i was thinking of a love triangle, i lost interest 🫢in the story, thanks for ruining it😄
The men were in their 50's and been friends since childhood. That's a lot of years to develop a bond and trust.
This has to be a case of betrayal whether it be financial, infidelity, or broken promises.
Money or a woman were at the heart of this tragedy.
My goodness! What could he have done so egregious to get shot 14 times? That is some acute deep rooted anger and hate.
He fyb’d
There’s only a deep, rooted, personal betrayal, that could’ve caused something like this. for a man to shoot his good friend and lose his own life. Also, I can’t imagine what kind of Sin would initiate this kind of response.
Sounds like he was messin with the homies girl
This had to be about his betrayal of his wife or daughter/son or a lot of money. Premeditated shot him 14 times very personal. Only things I can think of to make a man hunt down and kill his childhood friend on his job. Not sure but just strong possibility on this one. Following this case to see what the killer tell the police why he did this.
Several people posted they are cousins who had a falling out decades ago and bad blood since. Fontanoza has a felony criminal record including drugs and DUI and other charges over a 22-year oeriod. DeLaon has no criminal or traffic records. Fontanoza was on work disability according to the District Attorney - 18 months, someone said - and was scheduledto back to work next month (June) according to the D.A.. He was hospitalized for several days after the murder "for reasons unrelated to the murder" which are said to be mental health reasons.
These are Filipinos! Have you ever gone to a Filipino family gathering? It's intense! They blow EVERYTHING out of porportion! And the worst is the Karaoke time!
@@kendallevans4079 I divorced a Filipino woman and a male friend of hers, who was probably wanting to get into her pants, threw a brick through the back window of my car so hard it also took out the center console. It made no sense to me.
@@fahey6797 That doesn't surprise me, consider yourself fortunate to be out of that mess. For me, it was just too much family, too much of the time (like every weekend there was some type of gathering, ALWAYS involving tons of food!). As a westerner I need some privacy and space.
@@fahey6797wow people are crazy . Glad u got out of that .Once had a girl come break two of my car windows just because I was talking to a guy that said he was single . I removed myself and never talked to him again. He didn’t care my car was damaged due to this random chick
What’s the point of hiding the person face if you’re going to show her name and location?
She didn’t want her face on camera
She didn't want her face on camera and if that hurts you too bad
@@jrviade85 Did his logical question hurt you? 😥🤣
My exact question lol
Childhood enemy
Wow this dude actually worked at UPS too..and he didn't care about his own job at all!! What was it jealousy...a woman?? He threw it all away for murder?!!
For real! The median income for drivers at my ups I work at is $90k and now there are two new openings! Sign me up
@@MediCali951 Too soon!
Yeah he's definitely getting fired for this one.
So yall taking me off the schedule?
@@warrenblue3479 🤣🤣🤣
Man! This man has delivered my packages many times! 😢😢
Wow😢
Why didn't you stop him?
@@kbrewski1like he was going to predict the future huh
Yeah. This guy delivered every day to my company and that shooting happened next to my company. We came out to see a lots of officers come over that day until 9pm.
Sorry for the shocking loss of knowing and liking someone who was personable.
He was either sleeping with friends wife or daughter…
I agree... It was definitely personal
Affairs bring out the violence in people.
Or he tried
It’s possible..
Or they were both involved in some illegal activity on or off the job and one of them threatened to snitch on the other to save his own a**.
The family will probably sue UPS. The assailant had simple access to someone else's route...
Because he was also an employee at UPS. Easy to target someone when you have access to their routes everyday. Just as us truck drivers do working for local trucking companies
Even though the other guy worked there and knew how to look him up, I think they will sue UPS because of the open access and ease of that info to other employees..Though UPS couldn’t have predicted such an evil act, it’s not beyond the realm of possibility: employees disputes with each other..
Agree
@@thewholetruth7406That would be to weak to sue just for that
@@thewholetruth7406 We usually don’t have these types of issues. Somethings will probably change but we have access to other routes because if we need to link up with a driver for load transfer then we need to be able to see where they are located.
Emotional men are dangerous
Women have been saying that for years!!!
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Emotional?
Or crazy and violent?
@@sweezs4874women are dangerous
wow that's crazy can't even work anymore without being killed
Just do not mess up with a co-worker's woman or daughter, and you should be fine.
It’s Irvine. People get crazy when they step into irvine.
Guarantee there's a woman behind all of this
What if your guarantee is wrong?
What if your guarantee is wrong?
So, the deceased ex-wife gives a statement... but his current wife is remaining silent?? It sounds fishy to me. Sounds like the deceased had an affair with the shooter's wife or girlfriend... and that's why he was shot multiple times. The wife of the deceased is probably both distraught and embarrassed that her husband was cheating on her. This is just my opinion... because so much of the story is missing and only being disseminated by drips at a time.
Yeah, I say the same thing! I would check to see if she had gotten a Life Insurance on him before hand.
A deceased ex-wife can NEVER give a statement, DUMBBELL!!!
@@traybern He stated “the deceased ex wife” genius! Reading and comprehension is fundamental. 🤡
i think it was a Gay Sex triangle
@@Taurusmoon75 THAT’s why I HAD to CORRECT him!!!!!
Proverbs 6:34
" for jealousy makes a man furious and he will not spare when he takes revenge" ...word to the wise..don't mess with married women!
I was thinking of this same verse.
@@timburks3806
It's so true
This is the truth. When I wad in my 20's and married. I took my 2 yr old daughter to the community pool. Ad I was swimming with her in the shallow end a young man 21 grabbed me by the foot and pulled me to hom. I told him I was married and he responded, "If you want I will stay with you a very long time."
Not too long after that. He was shot dead by someone's husband outside of a nightclub.
Betryal can stir up the deepest hate in a human.
I just don't understand how people could just kill someone just like it's nothing. What kind of heart or soul are you walking around with? Just freaking evil
It was for "nothing." It will come out in the trial...
It started back when Adam and Eve disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden. Sin made its way into this world.
I think Cypress Hill did a song about this.
This follow up is pointless. We all want to know WHY
The ups guy was 50?Dude looks 27
Sending love & healing prayers🙏to children and family. Your Beautiful guardian angel will always be protecting you and with you in the sad & happy times as you walk forward in your paths🕊🤍 💐
Something happened between these two. What is the motive?
A women?
There is a woman involved somewhere, I bet.
Terrible. Prayers for his wife and kids.
He was never a friend
Exactly!!
Shot 14 times! Dang! That's a very personal crime.
Sounds like he shot and killed him out of betrayal
I was thinking the same thing. Only a woman or a bad betrayal
Love triangle gone wrong. Relationships are dangerous
@@kyoung5600 specially when one partner is a narcissist
@@The-Man-Right-Chea only a fool will harm another person because of love
@@mohammedtunkara180there's lotssss of fools around these days!
I believe these two had a disagreement over whose philosophy was more confusing: Wittgenstein's or Foucault's.
Or whether one should focus more on importing or exporting.
Not funny at all
Theyre american, they can read the definition of philosophy but they wouldnt be able to use it in a sentence!! 🤣
If you're working out of a truck, making frequent stops, stay protected out there.
Even a childhood friend came and ambushed like that out of blue, it's hard to stay protected.
If you're in California, the laws prevent you from doing anything effective to protect yourself.
Simply disturbing and disgusting, what on earth you killed your own friend?
The victim was probably more successful in the work field, personal life, and financial life
Childhood friend!? Wow. I have a brother from another mother and I can't imagine doing harm to him.
Sad, just so sad.
What if you found out all that was fake and he was sleeping with your wife? That would be the ultimate betrayal.
These are the youngest and oldest 40 year olds I’ve ever seen.
An affair can be exciting but deadly.
The driver De Leon was single so who knows.
@@Native722Deleon was the person killed, normally if someone is killed Becuase of an affair it’s not the single person. Get it?
@@Leafylover Since he was supposedly single, he may have gone for the other dudes wife? Who knows.
How is something that leaves you feeling guilty for the rest of your life or dead feel exciting? Pathetic
People change ... this is sickening 😢
Damn, hes 50? Wow
I am 44 years old I wish I looked that youthful
With a “friend” like that, who needs enemies?
You just repeated what the comment with most likes said
Always the ones that are close to you
Always!
BUT WHY? News just keeps showing the story over and over again, but no one seems to figure out WHY? GET THE FACTS PLEASE.
Deep Sincere Condolences to the Families 🙏🏼🕊️🙏🏼
As a fellow UPS worker, this sucks to hear. Sucks to hear for anyone, really.
Wow! Survived 4 years in the army only to be killed by a Pseudo-Friend.
Ppl with mental issues that never get taken care of how many ppl do we know who are bipolar and we don’t speak up they never get help we just deal with them MENTAL HEALTH IS IMPORTANT START REPORTING MENTAL HEALTH
How can we report a bipolar person ?
An affair never turns out good....😮
Absolutely disgusting
With a friend like that who needs enemies. Rip
It use to be “going postal “ now it is “going “UPS”.
Had to be somethin personal
Especially if that was his close friend
jealousy can be a deadly cocktail
Friends like. That. Don't. Need enemies 😮
Condolences to family and community that is a very unwell person
T-shirts, jeans and plaid shirts are ageless...but, yes, he did look younger.
One of the wealthiest so cal neighborhoods.
14 is a personally rages amount
Ex isn’t broken up in the least- zero sadness…
Sounds like a) dudes actions may result in lived one’s feeling hate or b) money drugs or women or revenge
He was never a friend.
The minute I heard this story, I said it was personal. Wasn’t expecting that it would be a friend. Smh!
Sounds like he just found out something and took action.
Shooting him 14 times in only 19 secs?? It was definitely very personal…… could it be possible that the victim was messing around w/ the shooter’s wife??? Or that the shooter was very jealous of the victim over something at work??
These are dark times…Man was very very angry at the victim….May he R.I.P
I'm pretty sure there's more to the story that we don't know.
What kind of living hell are we living in ❓️
Maybe in your area not mine.
Ambushed and Executed ? OMG.
He looked so much younger than the killer
Friends like that you don't need enemies
That's a deception and betrayal case right there...too much anger and intentional violence to not be VERY PERSONAL in nature.
i had a falling out with a friend from when i was 9 or 10 years old and i had dreams he is trying to hurt me or look for me and im trying to avoid it. i feel like there is a deep tension between us and mostly out of jealousy because although we both were rebellious kids at a young age i turned my life around when Jesus saved me from my own sins and from the street life.
i feel he has a resentment for me and i feel how this could happen, whether or not there is a woman or large amount of money involved.....i feel like some people get so emotionally attached to ideas in their head.
What's crazy his he was one of the first people I met living in mission Viejo before he moved to Aliso Viejo CA rest in peace x...i remember his wife kim
Did he think he was going to get away with murder in broad daylight.
Fooling around with someone else woman can end a lifetime friendship in a second. That feeling is mind altering for the cheated.
No body needs a friend like that
Obvious crime of passion.
And UPS hired him with his DUI record and "mental health" issues??
Wtf i got one and that was 5 yrs ago smh
@@tweeze2700don’t worry about it . I got mine in 2014 . applications don’t care as long as you are honest about it . Mine was a misdemeanor . It’s not even on my record anymore
God forbid someone with mental health issues wants to get a job, right? Also if someone has had a DUI and does their time for it (jail,fines etc) then they should be allowed to drive...
He was jealous of his friend smh I hope he gets 200 years in prison 🙏
The dog didn't look too psyched about him either.
So ex wife is speaking out while wife is silent..... Wonder if there was an affair
Everyone is saying love triangle. But what if they were secret lovers, and couldn’t cope with the duplicity?
So SAD and senseless.
WHY the hell you would do that man!! This is messed up!! For what!!!!!
Agreed with those saying this was over a woman. Whose house was he shot in front of? How long was he in there? That location may not be random.
Fool must have been giving some "extra packages" to someones wife 😂. Sad.
Friend? Hmm, I wonder what this guy's enemies thought of him. "Chilling"---"Calculated"--these people have checked all of their training boxes.
There's a key piece missing to the puzzle.
I don't know but one is a pretty boy and the other one isn't, you can go from there.
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Pretty boy? Lol whaaaattt!!
Yes
Damn what did he do?
It seems to me that the word "friend" is the wrong word for this murder account.
Never make friends from elementary school
lol that friend could be you!
😂😂😂😂😂
Not true, the majority of my friends today are from elementary and we get a long well.
@@soupnfresh an enemy within an enemy, gotcha
$100 a woman had something to do with it.
OMG !! I’m a USPS employee but support my UPS brothers and sisters!!!
And my gosh he’s so young to loose his life !!! I’ll pray for them ! I don’t know what else I could help with !!
this is tragic...so sorry for his dog and his family.
Doubt its about money. This dude actually went out and looked for him. Wasn't discreet about it neither. Left huge crumbs for investigators. I'm leaning towards...it was over another female.
I'm thinking it has something to do with a minor. This type of rage. Maybe he found out something foul that he did.
They have now redefined "friend"
50?? Wow looks so young. RIP Ex 🕊🕯🙏🏽
I have to wonder if Fontanoza's medical leave was mental health related... I mean you have to be pretty unhinged to do this.