IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. — A 34-year-old man wanted for murder in the Dominican Republican has been charged with the murder of a family of four in Irondequoit.

Julio Cesar Pimentel Soriano, who is originally from the Dominican Republic, has been in the Monroe County Jail since Saturday, Sept. 7, according to jail records. Irondequoit Police announced the arrest on Friday morning.

Police say he killed 4-year-old Evangeline Ubaldo-Moreno and 2-year-old Sebastian Ubaldo-Moreno, and their parents, 30-year-old Fraime Ubaldo and 26-year-old Marangely Moreno-Santiago, inside the family’s home on Knapp Avenue on Aug. 31 and then tried to set that house on fire.

“This was a horrific scene. In almost 32 years of doing this job, I’ve never seen anything like it,” Irondequoit Police Chief Scott Peters said in a press conference.

Police have been investigating ever since first responders found the bodies in the basement of a home when responding to the fire.

The paperwork for this court case is tough to read. Investigators allege that Soriano stabbed each of the victims multiple times in the neck and chest, killing them.

Soriano was born in the Dominican Republic. Police say he is wanted there in connection to a different murder in 2019 and had fled to Puerto Rico, where they say he was able to get a fake new York state ID to travel to the mainland United States.

He has been arraigned on four counts of first-degree murder in Irondequoit Town Court.

Police haven’t said what they think could have led Soriano to kill the family, but police say it was a targeted attack and they do not believe he acted alone. Investigators are still looking for at least one more suspect and have enlisted the help of U.S. Marshals. They say this is still a very active investigation.

News10NBC’s Jennifer Lewke spoke with the Monroe County assistant district attorney handling the case against Soriano on Friday afternoon.

Jennifer Lewke, News10NBC: “Do you have any indication why this gentlemen was in Rochester and whether he knew the victims in any way or was, I guess, hired for the crime?”

Perry Duckles, Assistant District Attorney: “Our investigation has concluded that he does have family in Rochester, so I don’t think the fact that he is here is anything to speculate about at this point in time. Obviously, we have a lot of Rochestarians who have a family in the Dominican and Puerto Rico and things of that nature, they go to visit, people come here to visit, so at this point I can tell you that it does appear he has ties to this community.”

Jennifer Lewke: “Do you believe he has ties to any organized crime?”

Perry Duckles: “Our investigation hasn’t turned up any concrete ties to any organization either here or abroad — I know when people hear some of the circumstances surrounding a crime like this, that’s where their minds tend to go, but the investigation at this point is just concentrating on the fact that four individuals died and the circumstances surrounding that and trying to bring to justice those responsible.”

News10NBC went back to the neighborhood in Irondequoit on Friday and spoke with a few neighbors off-camera about the fear they have been living with since the murders happened. The fact that Soriano was still in Rochester seems to have heightened the fear a bit. They were scared to talk on camera because they know there is still at least one other suspect out there.

Anyone with information is asked to call Irondequoit Police at 585-336-6000. Callers can remain anonymous.

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