SANTA ANA, Calif. — A 27-year-old man was arrested Friday on suspicion of stabbing two others at a skatepark in Santa Ana earlier this week, killing one of them.
After consulting surveillance footage and witnesses, Santa Ana police identified Nicholas Nunez, also of Santa Ana, as the suspect and arrested him just after 7 p.m. on Friday.
Nunez was allegedly involved in an altercation with the two men at Centennial Skatepark, located near Edinger Avenue and Fairview Street. He is accused of stabbing both shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, according to police.
Both victims were transported to a nearby hospital with stab wounds to their chests. One, identified as Jose Merlan, 27, also of Santa Ana, later died of his injuries.
The identity of the surviving victim has not been released, and what instigated the altercation was not immediately known.
Nunez has been booked into jail on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, according to jail records.
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