Homeless man arrested for deadly stabbing outside McDonald's in Santa Ana

One man was arrested following a deadly stabbing outside of a McDonald's in Santa Ana on Sunday. 

Officers were called to the intersection of Sunflower Avenue and Bristol Street a little after 3 p.m. upon learning of an assault with a deadly weapon that had occurred in the area, according to Santa Ana Police Department officials. 

They arrived and found an unresponsive man suffering with a stab wound to he upper body. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died, police said. He was identified by the Orange County Sheriff's Coroner's Department as 43-year-old Noah William Ewing.

One man was detained at the scene, according to SAPD. He has been identified as Justin Anthony Carlin, 43. Investigators say he is homeless. 

During their investigation, they also found that a woman had been assaulted by Carlin in the same shopping center. They say that she was "punched multiple times in an unprovoked attack."

"The investigation revealed that the suspect involved in the assault also approached and stabbed the homicide victim," SAPD's release said. "The two victims were unrelated."

Carlin was arrested on suspicion of murder and additional charges related to the assault, police said.

Video posted to the Citizen app shows a large presence of police officers in the area where the assault took place. 

Anyone who knows more is urged to contact detectives at (714) 245-8390.