2 teens charged with murder in shooting that killed Caleb Quick in Clovis

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- Two teenagers were charged Tuesday with the murder of 18-year-old Caleb Quick in Clovis.

They were arrested last Friday and remain in juvenile hall.

Caleb was gunned down in the parking lot of a Clovis McDonald's about three weeks ago.

Surveillance video shows a suspect dressed in all black watching Quick for 13 minutes before opening fire in the parking lot.

On Tuesday, prosecutors outlined that the teen boy was "lying in wait" for Quick, and the teen girl was a "co-participant armed with a firearm."

Investigators believe the girl was the getaway driver in the white Tesla captured on surveillance video and later towed by police.

The boy's attorneys, Kathy Bird and Mark Coleman, say the charges were not unexpected.

"We'll let the facts speak for themselves, but there will be mitigating and extenuating circumstances," said Bird.

The Fresno County District Attorney's Office plans to file a motion to have both teens tried as adults, which Bird says can be a lengthy process.

Two teenagers were charged Tuesday with the murder of 18-year-old Caleb Quick in Clovis.

"The DA has to prove by clear and convincing evidence that this child cannot be rehabilitated in juvenile court," Bird explained.

The boy's attorneys hope the case stays in juvenile court because of the suspects' ages.

"The law recognizes that juveniles think differently," Coleman said. "Their brain is not developed. They act differently, more impulsively."

Action News legal analyst Tony Capozzi says age is just one of many factors in deciding if the teens are tried as adults.

"The prosecutor is going to allege, yes, they're 16 years of age and never been in trouble before, but they committed some very serious crimes here," Capozzi explained.

That decision will have a significant impact on the potential punishments the teens could face if found guilty.

In adult court, the boy faces a life sentence without the possibility of parole, and the girl faces 26 years to life.

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

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