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The 39-year-old man arrested for reportedly firing at passing commuters in Riverside County earlier this week, killing a husband and father of four children and injuring another person, has been charged with one count of murder and six counts of attempted murder. 

Surveillance footage captured Julio Cesar Rodarte as he emptied an entire magazine worth of bullets at passing motorists, loaded another and continued shooting at around 6:30 a.m. June 3 on State Street near the intersection of West 7th Street in San Jacinto.  

Victor Leon was fatally shot during the incident as he returned home from his overnight warehouse shift in Moreno Valley.  

He is survived by his wife of 13 years and their four children.  

  • Father of 4 killed by man shooting at motorists in SoCal
  • Father of 4 killed by man shooting at motorists in SoCal
  • Father of 4 killed by man shooting at motorists in SoCal
  • Father of 4 killed by man shooting at motorists in SoCal

A second person injured by gunfire was hospitalized and is now recovering.  

At a court appearance in Riverside County Thursday, the 39-year-old suspect’s attorney requested a mental competency hearing, which the judge approved and scheduled for July 13, according to Thalia Hayden, public information officer for the Riverside District Attorney’s Office.

Rodarte, who was convicted of carjacking in September 2004 in Monterey County, remains in custody.