Murrieta Man Murdered, Son Arrested: Police

MURRIETA, CA — A Murrieta man is behind bars Monday, suspected of killing his own father over the weekend. Nicolas Hunt-Tanner, 22, is accused of attacking and murdering his dad on Saturday afternoon.

It happened just before 3 p.m. in the 39000 block of Sunrose Drive, according to Murrieta Police Lt. Tony Conrad. Police were summoned to the house, which is located near Los Alamos Road and Hancock Avenue, for a "medical aid" call.

"Paramedics and Murrieta Police Officers arrived at the residence and located an adult male in his 50's with significant injuries consistent with blunt force trauma and stab wounds," Conrad said in a news release. "The male was pronounced deceased at the scene."

Police later determined that Hunt-Tanner was responsible for the injuries that killed the man, according to Conrad. Hunt-Tanner was taken to the French Valley jail and booked on suspicion of murder. His bail was set at $1 million, records indicated.

"The investigation is on-going, however there are no outstanding suspects and the detectives have recovered the weapons involved in the crime," Conrad said.

The man has not yet been publicly identified.

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