Update: Suspect arrested in brutal San Jose stabbing of grandmother, 6-year-old nephew
SAN JOSE -- Police in San Jose on Friday confirmed the recent arrest of a suspect in the fatal stabbing of his 71-year-old grandmother and his 6-year-old nephew earlier this month.
On Friday, August 4, shortly after 10 a.m., officers performing a welfare check at a house on the 1600 block of Parkmoor Avenue in the Buena Vista neighborhood of West San Jose found "an adult female and a juvenile male suffering from at least one stab wound each."
Police said both victims were pronounced dead at the scene by responding medics. The fatal stabbings were the 23rd and 24th homicides of 2023 in San Jose, police said. The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the woman as 71-year-old Delphina Turner but has not yet releasing the boy's name.
The SJPD Homicide Unit Detectives began their investigation into the double homicide and identified the suspect as 27-year-old San Jose resident Nathan Addison. On Wednesday, San Jose police patrol officers located the suspect in San Jose and arrested him. Addison was booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail for homicide.
Michael Gilman with the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office said that in addition to the two counts of murder, Addison was also facing charges of felony assault and felony criminal threats for a separate incident. Gilman also confirmed that Addison was related to both victims, being the grandson of Turner and the uncle of the young boy.
Police said the motive and circumstances surrounding the deadly stabbing remain under investigation. Anyone with information regarding the case is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Vallejo #3810, Detective Harrington #4365 of the San José Police Department's Homicide Unit at 408-277-5283 or via email: 3810@sanjoseca.gov, and/or 4365@sanjoseca.gov.
Parties can submit anonymous crime tips by using the P3TIPS mobile app, calling the tip line at (408) 947-STOP, or on www.svcrimestoppers.org. If information provided leads to an arrest, individuals are eligible for a cash reward from the Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers Program.
