Authorities have arrested a Fullerton man in connection with a brutal stabbing death that was followed by a hit-and-run, KTLA confirmed.
The incident unfolded just before 9 p.m. on Jan. 25, when Fullerton Police Department dispatchers received a 911 call reporting that a man had been stabbed and run over near the intersection of Euclid Street and Baker Avenue.
“Officers immediately responded to that area and located a male in the roadway with apparent stab wounds,” Fullerton PD Sgt. Ryan O’Neil told KTLA’s Chip Yost.
Video recorded in the moments after the attack showed first responders urgently working to save the victim, later identified as 42-year-old Anaheim resident Alen Sabah Odisho, while waiting for medical personnel to arrive.
Odisho was later pronounced dead.
A 24-year-old Fullerton man was arrested in connection with a deadly stabbing and two hit-and-run incidents on Jan. 25 in Fullerton and Buena Park. (OC Hawk)
A 24-year-old Fullerton man was arrested in connection with a deadly stabbing and two hit-and-run incidents on Jan. 25 in Fullerton and Buena Park. (OC Hawk)
A 24-year-old Fullerton man was arrested in connection with a deadly stabbing and two hit-and-run incidents on Jan. 25 in Fullerton and Buena Park. (OC Hawk)
A 24-year-old Fullerton man was arrested in connection with a deadly stabbing and two hit-and-run incidents on Jan. 25 in Fullerton and Buena Park. (OC Hawk)
A 24-year-old Fullerton man was arrested in connection with a deadly stabbing and two hit-and-run incidents on Jan. 25 in Fullerton and Buena Park. (OC Hawk)
Police identified the suspect as Francisco Soriano Jr., a Fullerton resident, who allegedly fled the scene immediately. Authorities broadcast his description to nearby law enforcement agencies.
“Shortly after that, Buena Park Police Department had a hit-and-run traffic accident within their city,” Sgt. O’Neil said.
That crash occurred near Knott’s Berry Farm. A witness leaving the amusement park saw Soriano being taken into custody and described what he heard during the arrest.
“I was leaving Knott’s Berry Farm and walking up the street here,” the witness said. “There was a guy on the ground here. He was yelling out, ‘God, forgive me,’ as he was getting arrested. Then they put a spit hood over his head.”
As investigators continue to examine the deadly encounter, unanswered questions remain, including whether Soriano and the victim knew one another and what, if any, relationship existed between them.