3 dead after grisly murder-suicide involving a spear in Southern California

Detectives in Orange County say they’ve determined that a gruesome homicide late last week that left three people dead and included a bloody, medieval-style spear found at the scene was a murder-suicide committed by a 25-year-old man.

The tragic incident unfolded on May 2 in the 1200 block of East Chestnut Avenue at a privately owned storage facility in Santa Ana.

Officers with the Santa Ana Police Department responded to the scene after receiving a call from a woman, later identified as 25-year-old Jordan Block, who told dispatch that her boyfriend stabbed her and her uncle, authorities said in a news release posted to social media.

Footage captured by Sky5 showed a heavy presence of police officers, detectives and crime scene units at the storage facility, where a bloody, medieval-style spear was on the sidewalk.

A witness to the aftermath, who had been working nearby, said he saw police arrive moments before another person near the incident said they heard gunshots coming from a storage unit.

He told KTLA that as he approached the unit where the killings occurred, he saw the older male, later identified by police as 64-year-old Brian Xan Martin, and the female victim inside.

Both were later declared deceased at the scene.

“Just a nice little dude. He’s been here a long time,” the witness, who did not want to be identified, said of the 64-year-old man. “He had a bad back and every time I saw him, he was just nice. I’d talk with him for a couple of minutes, same with his niece.”

He added that Martin had once told him that he was an expert in medieval swords.

The suspect in the murder-suicide, 25-year-old Cameron Delani Clark, was taken from the unit on a stretcher and rushed to the hospital where he died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds on May 5.

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“Inside the business unit, officers located and recovered a firearm and edged weapons related to the crime,” police said.

The two victims and the suspect were all residents of Santa Ana.

While detectives continue to investigate a possible motive behind the murders, the case remains under investigation. Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to call SAPD Homicide detectives at 714-245-8390.

Those wishing to remain anonymous can use the Orange County Crime Stoppers Hotline at 855-TIP-OCCS or leave tips online at Orange County Crime Stoppers.

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