Police in Oregon have arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing that left a man bleeding out on a moving MAX train on Christmas Eve, according to reports.
The victim who died after being found stabbed at the Goose Hollow Transit Station is identified as 23-year-old Juan Francisco Orellana-Gavarrete.
The Medical Examiner determined he died of homicide by stabbing. Preliminary investigation indicates that the fight between the victim and the suspect that preceded the stabbing happened on or near the Providence Park MAX station in Portland. The victim rode the train to the Goose Hollow station where he was reached by officers and other first responders.
Homicide Detectives identified a suspect in the case, 22-year-old Edel Cruz-Aragon.
On Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at 12:57p.m., Central Precinct officers located Cruz-Aragon at Southwest 9th Avenue and Southwest Oak Street. He attempted to walk away but the officers caught up with him and he was arrested.
Cruz-Aragon was transferred to Detectives, who booked him into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges of Murder in the Second Degree and Unlawful Use of a Weapon.
This case remains under investigation. Anyone with information on this incident, who has not yet spoken to police, is asked to contact Detective Jason Koenig at jason.koenig@police.portlandoregon.gov or Detective William Winters at william.winters@police.portlandoregon.gov and reference case number 23-331064.
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