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Coroner Names Four Softball Teammates Found Dead in Fullerton Apartment

Officials have identified the victims, with toxicology results still pending.

Overview

  • A 9-1-1 call at about 11:01 a.m. on Oct. 21 reported four friends had overdosed and were not breathing at an address in the 100 block of W. Wilshire Avenue in Fullerton.
  • The Orange County coroner identified the deceased as Ramon Louis Luera, 28, of Chino; Melissa Angela Lopez, 29, of Pomona; Victor Alfonso Herrera, 41, of Los Angeles; and Christipher James Satterfield, 51, of Anaheim.
  • Police said there is no immediate threat to the public as detectives conduct a death investigation.
  • Preliminary reporting points to suspected drug overdoses, but the official cause of death has not been determined.
  • Investigators collected evidence at the apartment and searched vehicles, and friends said the four were adult softball teammates who had gathered to visit another teammate.