Mission Viejo Brawl Turns Deadly; Homicide Investigating

MISSION VIEJO, CA — A young man lost his life after a fatal brawl at a Mission Viejo apartment complex Thursday. His alleged assailant was expected to be charged with murder, Orange County Sheriff's Department Spokesperson Carrie Braun told Patch.

Early Thursday Nov. 1, Orange County sheriff's deputies responded to multiple complaints of a fight that had broken out at the complex in the 27000 block of Camden, according to Carrie Braun of the Orange County Sheriff's Department.

When deputies arrived, they found the victim with a "significant head injury," Braun said.

The man, whose identity has been withheld, was taken to Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo in critical condition.

On Friday morning, a family friend disclosed to Patch that the victim had succumbed to injuries and died.

Jesse Torres, 25, was originally booked on suspicion of attempted murder, and deputies recovered a weapon used in the attack, Braun said.

Torres was being held in lieu of $1 million bail, raised from $500,000 after the victim's death, according to jail records.

"We are working with the District Attorney's office on charges, and the case is being investigated by the OCSD homicide unit," Braun said.

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