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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The 2 minors accused successful the shooting decease of Caleb Quick person been charged with his murder, according to the Fresno County District Attorney's Office.
The DA announced Tuesday that charges were filed against the 2 16-year-olds successful the deadly shooting of Caleb Quick extracurricular a McDonald's successful Clovis connected April 23. Both suspects were arrested connected Friday night, after constabulary worked with the attorneys hired by the suspects' parents.
According to the DA, the charges filed for the antheral juvenile were 1 number of idiosyncratic and intentional discharge of a firearm causing death, and execution committed by lying successful wait. The pistillate juvenile was charged with 1 number of coparticipant equipped with a firearm.
YourCentralValley.com spoke with Fresno-based lawyer Mark King pursuing the arrests. King says the 2 teenagers would not person the decease punishment even if they were charged arsenic adults.
The DA's bureau adds that changes successful California instrumentality done Proposition 57 and Senate Bill 1391 made it truthful minors aged 16 oregon 17 astatine the clip of the alleged transgression are nary longer automatically charged arsenic adults.
If the 2 defendants were convicted successful big court, the antheral juvenile faces beingness without the anticipation of parole and the pistillate insignificant faces up to 26 years to beingness down bars. If the lawsuit remains successful juvenile court, some minors could look imaginable confinement of 7 years oregon up to property 25.
Due to the defendant's age, the DA's bureau volition not merchandise their identities "unless and until they are ordered transferred to big court, successful compliance with confidentiality protections nether California law."
