Teens Charged With Murder in Fatal Shooting of Caleb Quick in Clovis

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On Tuesday, two teens were charged with the killing of 18-year-old Caleb Quick in Clovis.

They were taken into custody last Friday and are still being held at the juvenile detention facility.

Caleb was shot in the parking lot of a Clovis McDonald's roughly three weeks ago.

The surveillance footage reveals a person clad entirely in black who was observed closely monitoring Quick for 13 minutes prior to unleashing gunfire in the car park.

On Tuesday, prosecutors stated that the teenage boy had been "ambush-ready" for Quick, and the teenager girl was involved as an accomplice carrying a gun.

Investigators think the girl served as the getaway driver in the white Tesla spotted on surveillance footage and subsequently towed by law enforcement.

The boy's lawyers, Kathy Bird and Mark Coleman, state that they saw these charges coming.

"Issues will be addressed through the facts alone; however, we must also consider mitigating and extenuating factors," stated Bird.

The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office intends to submit a motion for trying both teenagers as adults, according to Bird, a process that could take considerable time.

Bird clarified that the prosecutor must demonstrate with clear and convincing evidence that this child cannot be rehabilitated through the juvenile court system.

The youth's lawyers are hoping the case remains in juvenile court due to the defendants' young age.

Coleman stated that the law acknowledges juveniles have different thought processes.

Their brains aren't fully developed yet. As a result, they behave differently, acting more on impulse.

Tony Capozzi, an attorney and legal analyst for Action News, states that age is merely one of several elements considered when determining whether teenagers should be prosecuted as adults.

Capozzi clarified that the prosecutor will assert, indeed, the individuals are 16 years old and have had no prior troubles, yet they allegedly carried out several grave offenses.

This choice will greatly affect the possible consequences the teenagers might encounter if they are convicted.

In the adult court system, the young man could be sentenced to life imprisonment without the chance for parole, whereas the woman might receive between 26 years to life in prison.

However, in juvenile court, they would both be discharged after seven years.

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