Bryan Rangel Razo, 20, male, was discovered on the morning of October 8, 2025, lying near the intersection of Creag Avenue and Seaview Drive in the unincorporated community of Homeland, Riverside County. Deputies from the Perris Station responded at 9:29 a.m. to a report of a possible deceased person and found him with an apparent gunshot wound and obvious signs of death.
The Central Homicide Unit took over immediately, beginning the work of identifying the victim and piecing together what happened on that quiet neighborhood corner.
Within days, investigators identified the victim as Bryan Rangel Razo, a resident of Homeland. The case moved quickly: detectives from the Central Homicide Unit developed a suspect and coordinated with specialized teams as they traced movements and communications linked to the killing. The official notices urged anyone with information to contact investigators, even as the inquiry narrowed from the wide uncertainty of that first morning to a single name.
Authorities announced the arrest of Jose Alonso Andrade, 32, also of Homeland, identifying him as the sole suspect in Razo’s murder. Andrade was located in Homeland and taken into custody without incident, with assistance from the Sheriff’s Computer and Technology Crime High-Tech Response Team and the Riverside County District Attorney’s Gang Impact Team. He was later booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center on a murder charge. Separate public records and memorial postings corroborated the date and location of Razo’s death, underscoring the swift progression from discovery to arrest in the span of a few days.
