Mother of Four Stabbed to Death in Fontana Apartment Complex; Suspect Arrested

Tragic Discovery in Fontana

• 💔 A mother of four, Rachelle Lopez, was found stabbed to death in her Fontana apartment on March 21.
• 🚨 Police responded to the Orchards Apartment complex where the 38-year-old victim was discovered bleeding on the floor.

Suspect Identified and Arrested

• 🔪 The victim reportedly knew her killer, who has a history of violent crime.
• 🔑 The suspect, 43-year-old Luis Cervera, worked as a custodian at the same complex and had a master key to residents' apartments.
• 🚓 Cervera was arrested the same day as the killing in Moreno Valley and has been charged with murder.

Victim Remembered

• ✨ Rachelle Lopez is remembered as a vibrant, bubbly, and outgoing individual whose smile lit up the room.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Her children, aged 6 to 12, including twins, are currently staying with their father.

Community Concerns

• ❓ Family members are questioning how someone with a background of 16 years in prison for armed robbery was given access to the apartment building.
• ⚠️ The complex manager stated that Cervera was vetted, despite his past.