Garden Grove man convicted of shooting and murdering a woman who got into a fight with his mother

MAN CONVICTED OF SHOOTING-MURDER OF WOMAN IN GARDEN GROVE

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was convicted today of the shooting-murder of a woman in Garden Grove. Nathaniel Joseph Liscano, 22, Garden Grove, was convicted of one felony count of first degree murder with a sentencing
enhancement for personal discharge of a firearm causing great bodily injury or death. Liscano faces a maximum sentence of 50 years to life in state prison. The defendant is scheduled to be sentenced on March 8, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. in Department C-36, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana.

On Aug. 24, 2016, Liscano went to a residence in Garden Grove. After a verbal and physical altercation between the victim, Kellie Nichol, and the defendant’s mother in front of the residence, the defendant pulled out a gun and shot the victim in the face and chest. Nichol attempted to run away after the initial shots, but Liscano chased her and shot her three times in the back. After he shot the victim, the defendant fled the scene.
Police were called by a witness shortly after the shooting. The victim died at the scene as a result of multiple bullet wounds.

The crime was captured by a home surveillance system, which clearly showed Liscano’s face during the incident.

The defendant fled to Corpus Christi, Texas, where he was arrested by the United States Marshals Service on Sept. 13, 2016. Garden Grove Police Department investigated this case.

Senior Deputy District Attorney Mark Birney of the Homicide Unit is prosecuting this case.

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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