“He loved trucks, stuffed animals,” the family spokesperson said of slain child.
The suspects were identified Monday by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department as 29-year-old Byron Burkhurt and 27-year-old Alexandria Gentile. Both suspects were booked at the Los Angeles County Jail on suspicion of murder, the sheriff’s department said in a statement to ABC News on Sunday.
The violence unfolded around 7:30 p.m. local time Friday as Gor’s parents were driving on the Sierra Highway in Lancaster and encountered the suspects in traffic, according to the sheriff’s department.
“During the incident, the suspect driver cut them off and then began following them through several surface streets,” the LASD said. “While being pursued by the suspects, the victim driver slowed his vehicle, at which time the suspect driver pulled up along the passenger side of the victim’s car and began shooting.”
Bullets fired into the family’s car and hit Gor, who was in the backseat, in the torso, authorities said.
Investigators were able to identify and track down the suspects within hours through the use of crime-fighting technology the city of Lancaster installed earlier this year, according to Parris.
Detectives said the suspects’ vehicle was detected by the city’s Flock Safety automated license plate recognition technology intended to reduce crime by alerting law enforcement when a stolen or wanted vehicle enters city limits, Parris said.