Suspect charged, victim identified in Fountain Valley stabbing

The victim of a purported stabbing either late Thanksgiving or early Friday was identified by Fountain Valley police as 32-year-old Lorenzo Carreno of Santa Ana.

In an initial statement Friday, authorities said they responded to calls of a possible stabbing in the area near Edinger Avenue and Newhope Street at 12:33 a.m. Upon arrival, police discovered the victim, Carreno, with multiple stab wounds and delivered first aid before transporting the victim to a nearby hospital. He later died of his injuries, and police identified David Michael MacDonald as a suspect in the matter.

MacDonald, 23, of Huntington Beach, was arrested at the scene. Authorities said MacDonald self-reported the incident to the police.

A sidewalk memorial was put up west of the intersection of Edinger Avenue and Newhope Street, where Lorenzo Carreno of Santa Ana was fatally wounded in an alleged stabbing on Nov. 24.

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Court records Tuesday indicate that MacDonald is charged with murder and faces an additional sentencing enhancement for personally using a deadly weapon, but he has not yet entered a plea. Police said the incident appears to be isolated, and there is no ongoing danger to the public.

A makeshift memorial had been placed along the sidewalk due west of Karen Avenue near the intersection of Edinger Avenue and Newhope Street. It included a cake marking a 33rd birthday, candles and flowers. Carreno would have turned 33 on Monday, according to authorities.

Authorities are asking those with information to call the Fountain Valley Police Department at (714) 593-4485 or send an email to Det. Ivan Arce at ivan.arce@fountainvalley.org.