Illegal migrant from Dominican Republic suspected of ‘horrifically’ killing New York family of four
An illegal migrant wa🌳nted for murder in the Dominican Republic is accused of “horrifically” killing a family of four in upstate New York last month as firefighters made the gruesom✃e discovery during a house call.
Julio Cesar Pimentel-Soriano, 34, allegedly used a “sharp object” to fatally stab Fraime Ubaldo, 30, Marangely Moreno-Santiago, 26, Evangeline Ubaldo-Moreno, 4, and Sebastian Uﷺbaldo-Moreno, 2, inside their Ironde🗹quoit home on Aug. 31, according to a felony complaint
He allegedly stabbed each victim in the ne🍨ck and chest multiple times.
“Obviously, the allegations are troubling,” Assistant District Attorney Perry Duckles told the outlet. “They are difficult to deal with. They are difficult to see.”
“It seems like this family was very well-liked and very active in their community, so obviously my condolences go out to their family, friends, and neighbors who had to suffer through this,” Assistant District Attorney Perry Duckles said.
Firefighters were called to the reꩲsidence around 5:23 a.m. on Aug. 31 for 🌊multiple fires around the home before they discovered the family of four’s bodies.
Investigator🦂s determinꦜed that it was “readily apparent” their deaths were from a homicide, and not the fire.
“This was a horrific scene,” Irondequoit Police Chief Scott Peters said, holdinﷺg back tears at a press conference Friday. “In almost 32 years o🌟f doing this job I’ve never seen anything like it.”
Duckles says police are stilඣl looking for at least “one other actor” in connection to the deat♛hs.
The Irondequoit Police Department captured Pimentel-Sori🐻ano on Sept. 7, a full week after the gruesome alle𒊎ged killings.
Pimentel-Soriano illegally entered Puerto Rico, where he obtained a fraudulent New York identi🍒fication, police alleged.
“With that identification, he was free to travel from Puerto Rico to the United States ﷺmainland,” the department said.
The Domin🍨ican Republic National Police issued an arrest warrant for Pimentel-Soriano on Sept. 6. He is wanted for a 2019 homicide in the D𒉰ominican Republic.
He was charged with second-degree murder and is being held at the Monroe County Jail without𒁃 bail, according to ja🧜il records viewed by The Post.
His case was moved to a grand jury.
The assistant DA also alleged Pimentel-Soriano used the alias Rꦦafael Jose Vargas and had connections within the Rocheღster area.
A makeshift vigil was set on the fr🀅ont porch of the Moreno family’s home over the past two weeks, complete with stuffed animals and photos of the victims.
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“Our condolences go out to the family, their friends and neighbors,” Irondequoit Town Supervisor Anꦓdrae Evans said. “I’m so sorry this has happened, but I want you to know that the Town Board and I will authorize anything that’s needed to our police department to collaborate and to use any and all resources to bring these people to ju🍸stice.”
“It is my guarantee and the Town Board’s guarantee our police department work with our fed🧔eral, state and local agencies and bureaus nonstop until justice is served,” Evans said days before Pimentel-Soriano’s arrest. “Because no one, no one deserves this. And whoever you are who did this, you will be brought to justice.”
With Post wires