Family ‘shattered’ after two women and infant allegedly murdered by illegal immigrant

The family members of two women and an infant killed in a grisly murder that was allegedly carried out by an illegal immigrant broke their silence on the devastating impact they’re going through.

“Our family is experiencing a heartbreaking loss that words cannot adequately express,” wrote Marisa Jimenez in a GoFundMe raising money for funeral and memorial expenses. “The devastating circumstances surrounding this tragedy have left our family shattered.”

As of Saturday morning, more than $26,000 of the $30,000 goal had been raised from 544 donations.

Joaquin Escoto, 28, is being held without bail on three counts of murder in the knife slaying of 23-year-old “devoted mother” Fabiola Gonzalez, 54-year-old “loving grandmother” Silvia Nuñez and “innocent” infant Mateo Gonzalez. Escoto allegedly had a child with one of the woman, according to police.

Police responded to a home near Monterey and Thrasher avenues in Modesto following a 911 call reporting a domestic disturbance on Thursday morning. They found 23-year-old Gonzalez dead with with multiple stab wounds. Officers later also found Nuñez and baby Mateo dead with stab wounds, too.

A 4-year-old child found inside the home was alive and taken to the hospital for treatment.

Escoto was later found hiding inside a nearby house, and video posted on the Stockton Chronicle TikTok page showed him being taken into custody without incident. Police did not identify a motive for the murders.

In addition to the murders, Escoto was booked into county jail for using a deadly weapon and an outstanding warrant related to a prior DUI case.

The California Post exclusively reported that California’s controversial state sanctuary law obstructed federal authorities who sought to deport him after a DUI arrest in June. Prior to that, the Mexican national born in Jalisco was deported from the U.S. three times and had a previous DUI arrest already.

Jimenez described Nuñez as “a loving grandmother whose kindness and strength touched everyone around her” and who also loved her family deeply.

She remembered Gonzalez as a “devoted” mother and daughter who “brought joy and love” to friends and family and loved her children “endlessly.” While for the baby, he was “an innocent child whose life was taken far too soon.”

Pictures were shared of the victims in key life moments, such as a school graduation, pregnancy photos and what appears to be the birth of Mateo.

In addition to funeral expenses, the family is seeking money for counseling and support services and asked those unable to give to keep them in their prayers.

“They will forever remain in our hearts and will never be forgotten,” the fundraiser stated.

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