Suspect Arrested after Fatal Stabbing at Riverside House Party

RIVERSIDE, CA – On Sunday, March 3, 2024 at approximately 12:20 a.m., Riverside Police Officers responded a house in the 3400 block of Gay Way, for complaints of a loud party at the location. The party began to shut down and officers remained in the area as partygoers were leaving. A short time later, officers were notified someone had been stabbed. They returned to the residence and found two male individuals suffering from stab wounds. Officers immediately began life-saving measures on a 17-year-old victim until paramedics arrived, but he was pronounced deceased at the scene. An 18-year-old victim was taken to a local hospital with a non-life threatening wound.

While still at the scene, our Public Safety Communications Center received a call stating there was person suffering from a head injury nearby on Helena Avenue and Crowell Avenue. This individual was taken to a local hospital for medical treatment where officers learned he was the suspect in the stabbing.

Detectives with the Robbery – Homicide Unit, along with specialists from the Forensics Unit, responded and assumed the investigation. They are being assisted by the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office and Riverside County District Attorney’s Office.

Subsequent to their investigation, detectives arrested 19-year-old Alexandro Romero for murder. He was later booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center and is being held without bail.

This investigation is still ongoing and there are no other details to release at this time. Anyone with additional information should contact Detective Nic Cantino at (951) 353-7104