Tanner Marlow, 30, an undefeated Mixed Martial Arts fighter from Bakersfield, California, was shot and killed on December 24, 2022, in a Southwest Bakersfield double homicide. Marlow and another man, 30-year-old Jacob Keanu Campos Malena, were both killed after Malena allegedly broke into a house armed with a firearm. Inside the home Marlow, who was also armed, and Malena shot at each other; both men died from gunshot wounds. A woman present in the house was unharmed.

The Bakersfield Police Department confirmed the victims’ identities and said the investigation is ongoing. Marlow was known in the MMA community as The American Psycho and had a prior lawsuit from May 2022 alleging an assault while he worked as a bouncer. Malena was described as a father of four and as having a strained relationship with his estranged wife.

Anyone with information about the December 24 shooting or who knew either man is asked to come forward.