Just after 11:20 p.m. on Friday, December 19, 2025, gunfire erupted near the 500 block of South Marine Street in a Santa Ana residential neighborhood following an altercation at a party. Two men were struck. Twenty-year-old Nathan Isaiah Saldana suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. A 21-year-old man was also shot, called authorities himself, and was transported to a hospital in stable condition.

Santa Ana Police Department and Orange County Fire Authority responders attended the scene. The Homicide Section opened an investigation and was canvassing the area for witnesses and evidence; no arrests had been announced. Police indicated preliminary information suggested the shooting was likely gang-related.

Did anyone at that party or living near South Marine Street see the altercation or the people who left the scene?