Man charged with murder after attack that killed family of four

Police announced they have arrested the man believed to be responsible for an attack that killed a family of four in Irondequoit, New York, last month.

Julio Cesar Pimentel-Soriano, 34, was arrested and charged with joint murder of Fraime Ubaldo, 30, Marrangely Moreno-Santiago, 26, Evangeline Ubaldo-Moreno, 4, and Sebastian Ubaldo-Moreno, 2, on August 31.

Firefighters found the victims' bodies while extinguishing several fires at their Knapp Avenue home that morning. Police said it quickly became clear they had not been killed by the fire, but by something else.

“It appears that this family was very well-liked and very active in their community, so of course my sincere condolences go out to their family, friends and neighbors who have had to go through this,” said Assistant District Attorney Perry Duckles.

According to the indictment, Pimentel-Soriano is accused of fatally stabbing each victim multiple times in the neck and chest with a sharp object.

“The allegations are obviously disturbing,” Duckles said. “They're difficult to process. They're difficult to recognize.”

Police are trying to locate other people in connection with the deaths.

“We believe the Irondequoit Police Department is currently looking for at least one other actor,” Duckles said.

According to police, Pimentel-Soriano is also wanted for a 2019 murder in the Dominican Republic. He is alleged to have entered Puerto Rico illegally and obtained a fake New York ID that allowed him to enter the U.S. mainland.

Duckles said he had not confirmed that information, but noted that Pimentel-Soriano also used the name Rafael Jose Vargas and had ties to the Rochester area.

The murder remains under investigation, and Duckles said that includes examining the relationships of everyone involved.

“I think the community, the immediate community in this neighborhood, should be reassured that this did not happen randomly,” Duckles said. “I believe there is a motive. What that motive is, we are still investigating, and I cannot tell you what it is at this point.”

The case has been referred to a grand jury. Pimentel-Soriano is being held without bail in the Monroe County Jail.

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