Family shares heartbreak after mother and son killed during Tulare home invasion

TULARE, Calif. (KFSN) -- Surveillance video from past Thursday greeting allegedly shows a burglar trying to interruption into a location connected Berkeley Way successful Tulare.

It appears helium sees the camera past turns and moves connected different location nearby.

That's wherever constabulary accidental 30-year-old Fabian Gamez tried to participate done the backyard, erstwhile helium was confronted by the owner, 58-year-old Melissa Quinn.

Detectives accidental Gamez attacked Quinn with a knife, past her 38-year-old son, Raymond Garza tried to intervene and Gamez began stabbing him.

The parent and her eldest lad some died from their injuries.

"Losing them, not conscionable 1 but some astatine the aforesaid time, is simply a immense deed to the family. They were our protectors and if thing happened they were the archetypal to support their household members," said Michael Garza, who is Melissa's 2nd lad and Raymond's younger brother.

He says their youngest sibling heard the commotion, came retired and changeable the intruder.

He was capable to support the fishy from getting distant until constabulary arrived.

There were much than six radical successful the home, including Melissa's begetter she cared for and Raymond's children, ages 7, 9 and 19.

The 2 youngest kids besides mislaid their parent successful 2019 and are present coping with the trauma of different tragedy.

"They are scared, what my nephew had to spot his dada dying connected the level aft being viciously stabbed by the intruder," said Michael.

Action News recovered Gamez has a past of run-ins with police.

Detectives judge he'd been canvassing the country Wednesday night.

"Detectives present judge that helium whitethorn person been burglarizing successful the area," explains Sgt. Rosa Moreno, with the Tulare Police Department.

Gamez pleaded not blameworthy Tuesday to 2 counts of archetypal grade execution and 1 number of residential burglary with peculiar circumstances.

The victims' loved ones accidental they volition proceed to combat for justness arsenic they grant the parent and son.

"They were the limelight of immoderate lawsuit they'd amusement up. Their personalities were ever glowing," said Michael.

The household present near with lone memories and heartbreak.

Melissa leaves down six grandkids and 2 sons.

Raymond leaves down his 3 young children. He was their lone surviving parent.

Gamez volition beryllium backmost successful tribunal adjacent month.

Melissa leaves down 6 grandkids and 2 sons.

Raymond leaves down his 3 young children. He was their lone surviving parent.

The household has acceptable up a GoFundMe leafage to assistance with ceremonial expenses.

Gamez volition beryllium backmost successful tribunal adjacent month.