FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Suspect Jared Lorenzo
DECEASED

On July 13, 2024, at approximately 4:38 a.m., San José Police Department Patrol Officers responded to a report of a suspicious circumstance at a recycling facility located in the 600 block of Charles Street. An employee called police to report finding a possibly deceased female in the processing area of the facility. At the time of the investigation, a meticulous search for missing 3 year old Ellie Obi Lorenzo was being investigated by the Fremont Police Department. When Officers arrived, they located a deceased 3 year old female victim who matched the description of Ellie.

On July 15, 2024, the Santa Clara County Coroner's Office positively identified the victim as Ellie. The cause and manner of death is still under investigation and will be determined by the Coroner's Office pending a medical examination. The SJPD Homicide Unit has been diligently investigating the circumstances of Ellie's death since being notified of her appearance at the recycling facility. Although the investigation remains ongoing, Detectives have uncovered the following preliminary information:

Ellie was last seen alive with her father, suspect Jared Lorenzo, at a residence in the city of Fremont on the evening of July 11, 2024. Detectives learned that suspect Lorenzo and Ellie then drove to suspect Lorenzo's apartment in the city of Fremont. On July 12, 2024, Detectives discovered that suspect Lorenzo left his Fremont apartment just after 6:00 a.m. and drove to the city of San José where he removed Ellie's body from the trunk of his vehicle and disposed of her in a trash receptacle. That receptacle was later emptied by the garbage company and unknowingly transferred to the Charles Street facility. Further police evidence suggests that suspect Lorenzo drove to multiple neighboring Bay Area cities and finally stopped in the city of San Francisco, where he was found deceased shortly after 11:00 a.m.

The motive and circumstances are still under investigation.

This incident is being investigated as the city's 19th Homicide of 2024. 

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Martinez #4117 and Detective Jorgensen #4090 of the San José Police Department’s Homicide Unit via email: 4117@sanjoseca.gov and/or 4090@sanjoseca.gov at 408-277-5283.

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On July 13, 2024, at approximately 4:38 AM, San José Police Department Patrol Officers responded to a report of a suspicious circumstance at a recycling facility located in the 600 block of Charles Street. An employee called police to report finding a possibly deceased female in the processing area of the facility. When Officers arrived, they located a three year old female victim who was not conscious or breathing and determined that she was deceased.

At the time of the incident, the Fremont Police Department had been actively investigating the highly publicized disappearance of three-year-old Ellie Lorenzo, who was first reported missing from the city of Fremont, CA. A missing persons report was initiated by Ellie's mother on July 12, 2024 when she was notified that Ellie's father was deceased from an apparent suicide in the city of San Francisco. 

The San José Police Department Homicide Unit responded to the scene and began a comprehensive investigation into the incident. On July 15, 2024, the Santa Clara County Coroner's Office identified missing three-year-old Ellie Lorenzo as the victim that was located at the recycling facility. 

The motive and circumstances surrounding the event are still under investigation. Detectives continue to work around the clock to find answers, including identifying the suspect responsible for this horrendous crime.    

This is the City's 19th homicide of 2024.

The San José Police Department would like to express their sincerest condolences to Ellie's family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this unthinkable and tragic time. Ellie deserved better. May she rest in peace. 

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Martinez #4117 and Detective Jorgensen #4090 of the San José Police Department’s Homicide Unit via email:  4117@sanjoseca.gov and/or 4090@sanjoseca.gov at 408-277-5283.

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