Murder warrant issued in Prospect Heights slaying
Authorities are seeking a 30-year-old Prospect Heights man charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of an Addison resident last week.
Isrrael Cruz-Espinoza, of the 700 block of Piper Lane, faces a first-degree murder charge stemming from the Jan. 23 slaying, Prospect Heights police said Monday.
An arrest warrant with a $100,000 bond attached has been issued, police said.
Ofelio Avelar Sotelo, 26, was found by officers at 1:32 a.m. Jan. 23 lying on the floor of an apartment at Cruz-Espinoza's address. He later was pronounced dead at Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview as a result of a stab wound to the chest.
Prospect Heights Police Chief James Zawlocki said Cruz-Espinoza lived in the apartment with two other men. A small party was being held there at the time of the stabbing, he said.
Witnesses told police there had not been an argument leading up to the stabbing, leaving the motive unclear, Zawlocki said.
The two men knew each other through Cruz-Espinoza's brother, who is not one of the residents of the apartment, he added.
Cruz-Espinoza is described as standing 5'4" and weighing 140 pounds. Anyone who knows his whereabouts should call police at (847) 398-5511, ext. 126.