Suspect Taken into Custody After Homicide Investigation

On January 25, 2026, at approximately 8:52 p.m., the Fullerton Police Department Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call from a reporting party who stated he witnessed a male being stabbed and possibly run over in the area of S. Euclid Street and W. Baker Avenue.

Officers immediately responded to the area and located an adult male victim in the roadway suffering from what appeared to be multiple stab wounds. The Fullerton Fire Department responded and rendered medical aid; however, the victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Officers broadcasted a suspect description to surrounding law enforcement agencies. Shortly after, the Buena Park Police Department responded to a report of a hit-and-run traffic collision in their city. Buena Park Police officers located and detained a suspect.

Fullerton Police Detectives responded and, following an investigation, determined the individual detained by Buena Park Police was the suspect in Fullerton's homicide investigation.

The suspect was identified as Francisco Soriano Jr., a 27-year-old resident of Fullerton. He was arrested and booked into the Fullerton Police Department Jail for murder.

The identity of the deceased will be released by the Orange County Coroner's Office at a later time.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Fullerton Police Detective Luis Ramirez at (714) 738-5334 or via email at [email protected].

Those wishing to provide information anonymously may contact Orange County Crime Stoppers at (855) TIP-OCCS or visit occrimestoppers.org.

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