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Corona Police Department
Monday April 29th, 2013 :: 04:30 p.m. PDT

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Homicide victim's identified.

The victim’s in Corona’s homicide that occurred on Saturday, April 27, 2013, have been identified.

The female victim, Yara Sanchez, 10/21/78, a Corona resident, was found deceased at the scene. The male, Victor Bermudez, 12/18/86, a Huntington Park resident, was transported to a local hospital, where he is in stable condition.

The suspect turned himself in to Santa Ana Police Department later that evening. He is identified as Benjamin Sanchez, 03/31/68. Sanchez was later transported to and booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center on charges of murder and attempted murder.

The investigation is still on-going. Corona Police Department is asking anyone with additional information to call the Corona Police Department’s Hotline at (951) 817-5837

Address/Location
Corona Police Department
730 Public Safety Way
Corona, CA 92880

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 951-736-2330

Detective Voorhees
ISD
[email protected]
951-736-2282

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