With the trial of one of the two suspects accused in the murder of Caleb Quick underway, let's recap how we got to this point.
Quick was shot and killed outside a Clovis McDonald's the night of April 23, 2025. Quick was a high school senior who was about to graduate and planned to join the Air Force, according to his family.
Nine days after the attack, Clovis Police released surveillance video from inside the McDonald's and identified a white Tesla as the suspected getaway car. The vehicle was later seized from a Clovis home, and a teenage girl was removed in handcuffs and identified as the getaway driver.
The shooter, identified as a teenage boy, remained on the loose for more than two weeks. Eventually, both teens were arrested and charged with the murder.
The alleged motive, according to prosecutors, stems from a rape accusation involving Quick and a friend of the girl suspect.
Prosecutors attempted to have both suspects tried as adults, which led to multiple delays lasting until April of this year. That's when a judge ruled there was "overwhelming circumstantial evidence" to see if the teen girl suspect should be tried as an adult.
By May, it was ruled the girl would not be tried as an adult. She could now face a much shorter sentence, with the chance for rehabilitation in the juvenile justice system, if she is convicted at trial.
The alleged gunman's transfer hearing is set to begin on Sept. 1. Proceedings are expected to last about five court days, with prosecutors planning to call close to 15 witnesses.
