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

Investigators in Orange County say they have concluded the gruesome murder late last week that left three people dead and in which a bloody medieval-style spear was found at the scene was a murder-suicide was committed by a 25-year-old man.

The tragic incident occurred on May 2 in the 1200 block of East Chestnut Avenue at a private warehouse in Santa Ana.

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

Footage captured by Sky5 showed a heavy presence of police officers, detectives and criminal investigation units at the camp, where a bloody medieval-style spear lay on the pavement.

A witness to the aftermath who worked nearby said he saw police arrive shortly 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 murders occurred, he saw the elderly man, later identified by police as 64-year-old Brian Xan Martin, and the female victim inside.

Both were later pronounced dead at the scene.

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

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

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

“Within the business unit, officers found and seized a firearm and edged weapons that were related to the crime,” police said.

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

As investigators continue to investigate a possible motive behind the tragic murders, the case remains under investigation. Anyone with information about the incident is asked 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 with Orange County Crime Stoppers.