Footage links 15-year-old to stabbing that killed Hanford teen, police say

HANFORD, Calif. (KFSN) -- A stabbing that killed a teen implicit the play has near residents of Hanford successful shock.

The Hanford Police Department said a 15-year-old was caught connected information footage stabbing a 17-year-old aft the 2 were successful a heated argument.

Detectives said the unfortunate was walking distant erstwhile the fishy allegedly ran up from down and stabbed the unfortunate successful the neck.

The 15-year-old fishy past ran distant with a radical of different teens aft the onslaught connected Saturday night.

"We person video surveillance that shows the 15-year-old acted unsocial successful this," said Hanford Police Lieutenant Justin Vallin.

"The different juveniles, that were from 11 to 15 years old, conscionable fled from the scene."

The radical of teens was recovered little than fractional a mile distant from the transgression scene.

Lt. Vallin said the radical of teens was detained, and that's erstwhile detectives recovered a bloody brace of sweatpants and a weapon connected the suspect.

"And we judge that weapon to beryllium the execution weapon," said Lt. Vallin.

The 15-year-old was booked into the Kings County Juvenile Center a small aft 2 a.m. Sunday connected a execution charge.

By Sunday evening, respective twelve radical gathered extracurricular Corcoran High, wherever the unfortunate attended, to wage tribute to the beingness lost.

On Monday, students were seen successful beforehand of the increasing memorial connected campus.

The victim's household has identified him arsenic Lorenzo Sanchez.

He was a three-sport athlete, participating successful football, track, and wrestling.

His adjunct shot manager tells Action News that Sanchez was a person connected and disconnected the field.

District officials said Sanchez's decease is simply a large nonaccomplishment to the community.

"It does, it does truly tug astatine our hearts," said Corcoran Unified School District Superintendent Andre Pecina.

Pecina has checked connected unit and module Monday morning. He wants the assemblage to know, the schoolhouse territory is determination for students having a hard clip with this benignant of loss.

"If we saw students that are visibly distraught, we fto them cognize that determination are areas wrong the schoolhouse that they tin spell to, to supply support," said Pecina.

Superintendent Pecina said the Kings County Office of Education is besides offering enactment with other counselors for students and module during this heartbreaking time.

Hanford Police said they program to person officers patrolling the promenade country much often moving forward.

Detectives program to beryllium retired successful the country successful the adjacent fewer days.

For quality updates, travel Vince Ybarra connected Facebook, X and Instagram.