BLOOD ON THE BEACH: U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive in Shocking Quadruple Murder of NY Family — Two Babies Among the Dead
PUNTA CANA, PUERTO RICO — In a manhunt that spanned international waters, the U.S. Marshals Service has apprehended Luis Francisco Soriano, a 31-year-old Dominican fugitive wanted in connection with one of the most gruesome family massacres in recent U.S. history — a 2024 quadruple murder in Irondequoit, New York, that left a mother, father, and two toddlers between the ages of 2 and 4 dead.
Arrested in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, where he was working quietly at a hotel call center, Soriano had allegedly tried to outswim justice, fleeing by boat from Puerto Rico after catching wind of federal agents closing in.
“This wasn’t just a murder,” said U.S. Marshal Wilmer Ocasio-Ibarra, “It was a slaughter of innocence. Two children—babies—had their lives snuffed out. This case didn’t just shake New York or Puerto Rico—it shook the entire nation.”
The victims, a young family with ties to the Soriano brothers, were gunned down execution-style on August 31, 2024, in their quiet Irondequoit home. Authorities say Soriano and his brother, Julio Soriano, carried out the bloodbath, allegedly over a deeply personal dispute. The children’s father was reportedly a cousin of the suspects.
From Cousin to Killer:
The betrayal runs deep — family turning on family in a crime so cold it’s drawn comparisons to organized executions. The house, once filled with the laughter of toddlers, became a tomb that stunned even seasoned investigators.
After the killings, Luis Soriano — who also goes by the alias Jefry Yevo — went on the run, slipping from the mainland to Puerto Rico, and then across waters to the Dominican Republic. But his final clock-in at a tourist hotel in Punta Cana would mark his last moment of freedom.
“He clocked out — and we clocked him in,” one source close to the operation said.
The U.S. Marshals Service, working with Dominican authorities, tracked and captured Soriano after weeks of intelligence work and surveillance.
He now awaits extradition to the U.S., where he faces four counts of second-degree murder and drug charges.
This arrest comes as part of a growing trend in cross-border criminal crackdowns, as U.S. authorities partner with international forces to reel in fugitives who once considered tropical islands a safe haven.
Justice may have been delayed—but it has not been denied.
“The Soriano brothers didn’t just break the law — they shattered the soul of a family, a neighborhood, and a nation,” Marshal Ocasio-Ibarra declared. “We don’t forget. We don’t forgive. And we don’t stop.”
This story is still developing. Stay with us for updates on extradition proceedings and the pursuit of the second suspect, Julio Soriano.
