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Yahoo
14-05-2025
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Prosecutors want teens accused in Clovis killing of Caleb Quick tried as adults
Prosecutors will file court petitions requesting that the two 16-year-olds arrested for the deadly shooting of Clovis teen Caleb Quick be tried as adults, the Fresno County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday. The 16-year-olds — a boy and a girl — face murder charges after being accused of the April 23 killing of Caleb Quick, an 18-year-old high school student, the office said. The boy allegedly shot Quick in the head outside of a Clovis McDonald's as he walked through a parking lot, and the girl acted as the getaway driver, according to police. Under California law, a teenager must be at least 16 to be tried as an adult and prosecutors must ask a judge to allow the teen to face an adult trial. The DA's office said Tuesday they will make that request but had no details about when a judge would make a ruling. The trial in a juvenile court carries significantly different potential punishments than an adult criminal trial, according to prosecutors. As adults, the girl would face 26 years to life for participating in the slaying while the boy would potentially be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the enhanced crime of lying in wait, prosecutors said. As juveniles, they each face up to seven years of confinement or up until they turn 25, prosecutors said. Both teens were scheduled for a hearing at the Fresno County Juvenile Justice Center on Wednesday. Officers arrived outside a McDonald's at Willow and Nees avenues shortly before 9 p.m. April 23, and found Quick with at least one gunshot wound to the side of his head. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died. That fast-food location was known to be a popular gathering place for teens, and Quick was there with friends, police said. Once a Buchanan High student, Quick more recently attended Clovis Online School, which is not connected to any specific Clovis school campus. Clovis police began a manhunt that lasted about two weeks. Investigators have not given any specific motives behind the killing, but said the teens knew each other. The accused shooter arrived at the McDonald's, watched Quick and followed the 18-year-old outside before gunning him down, police said. Police seized a Tesla on May 9 they believed was connected to the shooting, and a few days later arrested two suspects who turned themselves in.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Yahoo
Where did gun in Clovis shooting come from? Parents of teen suspect may be liable
Two 16-year-olds have been arrested by Clovis police on suspicion of the shooting death of an 18-year-old outside a local McDonald's restaurant. It happened in late April in the popular shopping center anchored by a Save Mart grocery store and a Trader Joe's, at Willow and Nees avenues. The incident shocked Clovis residents, both for the young ages of those involved as well as where the slaying happened. A key question before investigators is this: Where did the gun come from? If it was taken from one of the suspects' homes, the parents (or guardian) will likely fall under legal jeopardy for unsafe storage of a firearm in a home with children present. Opinion California has strict rules regarding safeguarding guns from youths. If the gun used in the shooting of Caleb Quick came from the home of the 16-year-old boy, believed to be the shooter, or the 16-year-old girl, considered the driver of the getaway car, District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp will have to choose whether to bring charges against the parents. In this case, she would be right to do so. On the evening of April 23, Quick and two friends entered McDonald's and then talked among themselves for about 13 minutes. Watching them was a suspect dressed in a black hoodie sweatshirt, who police believe was the shooter. When Quick and his friends left the restaurant, so did the suspect, police have said. 'Moments later, the suspect shot Quick in the side of the head at least one time shortly before 9 p.m., then fled westbound on Nees in a getaway vehicle, described as a newer white Tesla,' reported Bee staff writer Anthony Galaviz. On May 6 Clovis police served a search warrant at a home in north Fresno and found a white Tesla believed to be the getaway vehicle. Police Chief Curt Fleming said the car was impounded, and a 'gun was also recovered from the alleged shooter's home,' Galaviz reported. To be clear, no details about the weapon have been given yet by police. It may not belong to parents of either suspect. But if it does, prosecutors would seem to have good grounds to bring first-degree criminal charges for unsafe storage of a weapon. California Penal Code Section 25100(a) defines criminal storage of a firearm in the first degree as occurring when a person keeps any firearm on a premises they control and a child (or prohibited person, like an ex-felon) gains access, resulting in injury or death. If someone is found guilty of first-degree criminal storage, that person can be sent to state prison for up to three years. A Fresno man was arrested on suspicion of such a crime last December after a toddler got hold of his loaded firearm and fired it, killing the child's mother by accident. Jessinya Mina, 22, was killed in an apartment at Fresno Street and San Jose Avenue. She lived there with 18-year-old Andrew Isaac Sanchez. He kept the 9mm loaded handgun in the bedroom the couple shared, where children could find it. 'While handling the firearm, the toddler was able to pull the trigger, resulting in Mina being struck,' police said. The leading examples of parental negligence in a teen shooting were James and Jennifer Crumbley of Michigan. Their son Ethan, then 15, used a gun to kill four students and injure others at Oxford High School in November 2021. Their son took the weapon from an unlocked container at home. The parents were later convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sent to prison. The Crumbleys' convictions marked the first time such charges had been brought against parents of a school shooter, CNN noted. Quick was a student in Clovis Online School, and the suspects were also students in the Clovis Unified School District. Clovis Unified superintendent Corrine Folmer sent an email to district parents on Saturday saying 'that those arrested are also students in our district is a tragedy now doubled.' Galaviz reported Fleming said Quick, who previously attended Buchanan High, and the two suspects knew one another. Fleming is confident the two suspects were at the location when the crime occurred. The Clovis-Fresno community waits to learn more from police about the weapon used in Quick's killing. If it ends up coming from one of the suspects' homes, the parents or guardians of that person must be charged, if for no other reason than to send the message that such negligence is wrong and will not be tolerated.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
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Two 16-year-old Clovis students charged in death of Caleb Quick, police say
Clovis Police Chief Curt Fleming said in a news conference that two teens have been arrested in the April 23 shooting death of 18-year-old Caleb Quick, a student at Clovis Online School. Fleming said a 16-year-old boy was the shooter and a 16-year-old girl drove the getaway car. He said both turned themselves in Friday and that they are students in the Clovis Unified School District, but he wouldn't say which schools. The suspects have been charged with murder, he said. The motive is still being investigated. Quick, who previously attended Buchanan High, and the two suspects knew one another, Fleming said. He added that he feels confident the two suspects were at the location when the crime occurred. Quick was shot and killed outside a popular McDonald's in Clovis after the shooter first stalked him inside the fast-food restaurant. The shooter had help escaping the scene, according to police. Clovis Unified superintendent Corrine Folmer sent an email to parents on Saturday confirming the arrests. She said that 'extra Clovis Unified police officers will also remain deployed at schools most directly impacted by this tragedy.' Fleming released surveillance video on May 2 that showed Quick and two friends entering the McDonald's, located at Willow and Nees avenues, and talking inside the restaurant for 13 minutes the night of the killing. A suspect in black clothing and a hoodie entered the restaurant and watched the victim. Fleming said the suspect had his hands in his waistband and inside his front pocket and did not move 'from his position.' Quick and his two friends left the McDonald's. The suspect followed as he left the restaurant while Quick's friends held the door. Moments later, the suspect shot Quick in the side of the head at least one time shortly before 9 p.m., then fled westbound on Nees in a getaway vehicle, described as a newer white Tesla. Fleming had said police were at 'a standstill' and asked the public for help during the May 2 news conference. On Tuesday morning, Clovis Police seized a newer-model white Tesla in a Fresno neighborhood that might be connected to the shooting. Clovis police served a search warrant at a home and located a Tesla in the garage. The vehicle was towed for evidence. A gun was also recovered from the alleged shooter's home, Fleming said. The case was forwarded to the Fresno County District Attorney's Office.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
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Two suspects arrested in shooting death of Clovis teen, police say
Two suspects have been arrested in connection to the shooting death of Caleb Quick in Clovis, police announced Friday night. The Clovis Police Department said Chief Curt Fleming will hold a press conference on Saturday at police headquarters. Quick, 18, was killed outside a popular McDonald's in Clovis after a suspect first stalked him inside the fast-food restaurant. The shooter had help escaping the scene, according to police. Fleming released surveillance video on May 2 that showed Quick and his two friends entering the McDonald's, located at Willow and Nees avenues, and talking inside the restaurant for 13 minutes the night of the killing. A suspect in all-black clothing and a hoodie entered the restaurant and watched the victim. Fleming said the suspect had his hands in his waistband and inside his front pocket and did not move 'from his position.' Quick and his two friends left McDonald's. The suspect followed as he left the restaurant while Quick's friends held the door. Moments later, the suspect shot Quick on the side of the head at least one time shortly before 9 p.m. on April 23 and then fled westbound on Nees in a getaway vehicle, described as a newer white Tesla. Fleming said the suspect arrived walking eastbound from Fresno on Nees and entered the crosswalk before reaching McDonald's. 'It was a planned (attack),' Fleming said last week. 'It was obviously targeted towards Caleb.' On Tuesday morning, Clovis Police seized a newer-model white Tesla in a Fresno neighborhood that may be connected to the shooting. Clovis police served a search warrant at a home and located a parked Tesla in the garage, which was towed for evidence. Anyone with information is asked to call police 559-324-2800 or can call Valley Crime Stoppers at 559-498-7867. Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
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Clovis police seize Tesla possibly used as getaway car in deadly shooting of Caleb Quick
Clovis Police seized a newer-model white Tesla in a Fresno neighborhood Tuesday morning that may be connected to the deadly shooting of 18-year-old Caleb Quick. Clovis police served a search warrant at a home and located a parked Tesla in the garage, which was towed for evidence. No one is in custody, police said. The investigation is ongoing. Quick was stalked by his killer inside a McDonald's on April 23 before he was shot on the side of the head. Quick died at the hospital. The shooter remains on the loose. The reward for a tip leading to the arrest of the homicide suspect has doubled again and is now $40,000.
