🚨NO WHITE SUPREMACISTS INVOLVED🚨
This tragedy happened because of lack of self control. (emphasis mine)
LiveNOW from FOX published December 30, 2023: California teen arrested for murdering parents, attempted to kill sister. 14-year-old arrested for allegedly murdering parents at a Fresno County home and attempting to kill his sister. According to police the teen called 911 to report that an intruder killed his parents, but witnesses said otherwise, and evidence on the scene pointed at the teen.
ABC30 Action News published January 3, 2024: 14-year-old accused of murdering parents in Miramonte makes first court appearance. A 14-year-old Fresno County boy appeared in juvenile court to face charges late Wednesday afternoon. He's accused in a violent incident that left his parents dead and his 11-year-old sister critically injured last Wednesday night. His 7-year-old brother was not hurt.
ABC30 Action News, Fresno local
written by Gabe Ferris
Wednesday January 3, 2024
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A 14-year-old Fresno County boy appeared emotionless in juvenile court to face charges late Wednesday afternoon.
He sat in an orange sweater without handcuffs, just a few feet away from eight family members.
The boy, who Action News is not naming because of his age, is accused in a violent incident that left his parents, Lue Yang and Se Vang, dead and his 11-year-old sister critically injured last Wednesday night.
His 7-year-old brother was not hurt.
The husband and wife were at their Miramonte home with their three children that night when the 14-year-old called the sheriff's office about a home invasion.
He said somebody broke in with a gun and sped away in a silver pickup truck.
But when deputies arrived, they said the boy's story didn't line up, and he became a suspect.
Sheriff John Zanoni said the boy fabricated the whole thing.
It came as a shock to the rural community and to those at Dunlap Elementary School, where the suspect and his two siblings are students.
"Our mountain community is a tight-knit community. Dunlap School is a tight-knit school community, so anything that happens in the area affects everybody. Everybody cares for everybody, so what we've got to do is provide support for staff and students in a case like this, which is so tragic," explained Sergio Rodriguez, a student services administrator for Kings Canyon Unified.
Kings Canyon Unified School District has provided a phone number for families to access support services until school resumes on January 16th.
Rodriguez told Action News some families have already reached out. Dunlap Elementary is now getting ready for students to return from winter break later this month.
"We'll be sending extra staff up once school starts again. That grief team will be available in person, so if we have staff and students that need support, we'll be there for them," said Rodriguez.
As the community struggles to understand the tragedy, the district attorney's office has filed what's called a juvenile petition against the 14-year-old suspect.
Because he's under 16, the DA's office cannot charge him as an adult, and the exact charges are under seal.
Now, the juvenile court will hold what's similar to a criminal trial and determine if it has the authority or jurisdiction to sentence him to juvenile detention.
If that happens, the boy would be released by the time he's 25.
KMPH FOX26 NEWS published January 4, 2024: Fresno County teen described as "good kid" now charged with parent's murder. Family members of a couple killed last week in their Miramonte home are still calling the suspected murderer, the couple's 14-year-old son, a "good kid."
FOX26 News, Fresno local
written by Sophia Lesseos
Wednesday January 3, 2024
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (FOX26) — Family members of a couple killed last week in their Miramonte home are still calling the suspected murderer, the couple's 14-year-old son, a "good kid."
"I'm lost for words," said Poa Yang a spokesperson for the family killed. "This is not a Hmong incident, right?" said Yang. "This is an issue that we have across our nation that we need to address, and we need to get to the root cause of it. He's an American kid. Somebody that's respectful, and that's why they're shocked," said Yang. "They're shocked because they don't know what happened, and they want to get to the bottom of this."
So is the Fresno Community after a couple Lue Yang and Se Vang was killed in Miramonte.
Their 11-year-old daughter was hurt too.
The suspect? Their teenage son.
Fresno County Sheriff's Deputies said last week the 14-year-old boy called 9-1-1 saying an intruder came into his house and killed his parents and seriously hurt his 11-year-old sister.
Deputies questioned the boy because initially, he wasn't considered a suspect.
But detectives said his story quickly unraveled, and they determined he was lying to them.
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office has now charged the 14-year-old with murder.
But Criminal Psychologist Dr. Eric Hickey said crimes like this are more common than you think.
"It's not that uncommon to hear about these types of cases," he said.
Hickey said he has seen several cases similar to this in his career.
"It is a surprise, especially if you have a boy that's seemed to be a good boy," he said. "He's he's well, we see in the community, he's a good student, people like him."
FCSO said the boy used different weapons in the killings and attempted murder of his sister.
The only person in the house he didn't hurt was his 7-year-old brother.
"If multiple weapons were used, how were they used? Shooting somebody from a distance is actually different than stabbing somebody," said Hickey.
The family is asking for privacy and peace during this hard time in their lives.
"It's a process that no one wants to navigate, especially when you talk about funerals and then funerals for situations like this," said Yang. "Now three young minors are without parents for the rest of their lives."
Lue and Se did not have life insurance and now the family is struggling to find a way to cover not only funeral and cemetery costs, but also funds for the surviving children’s ongoing therapy treatments, medical visits, food, housing, and support for their well-being.
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