A 14-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly killing his parents and severely injuring his sister with “multiple weapons,” according to California police.
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office revealed in apress conferenceon Friday that the teen, who was not identified because he is a minor, was booked into Juvenile Hall, and now faces two charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder.
Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni said that police received a 911 call around 7:40 p.m. on Wednesday from a 14-year-old boy who claimed that someone had broken into his house and attacked his parents and sister before fleeing the area in a pickup truck.
When police arrived on the scene, they found two deceased adults — later identified as Lue Yang and Se Vang, both 37 — along with an 11-year-old girl who had “life-threatening injuries,” according to Zanoni. He said the girl was immediately transported to Community Regional Medical Center where she underwent surgery.
Zanoni said that after an initial investigation, police began to find “inconsistencies” with what the 14-year-old had claimed and what had happened due to what was found at the crime scene and interviews with witnesses.
“Evidence showed that he had fabricated the story of a break-in and was responsible for using multiple weapons to attack his mom, dad and sister,” Zanoni said.
Zanoni said another 7-year-old boy was also at the home at the time, but was not injured. According to police, he is a sibling of the 14-year-old and 11-year-old, and was placed in the care of family members.
He noted that police have not yet been able to figure out the motive behind the attacks and that the investigation is ongoing. Zanoni said the investigation will include looking at the boy’s school history and family members to see if the boy “has a history of mental illness” or “violence.”
“Because it is out of the ordinary. It is not something that’s normal for someone to act out this aggressively and this violent in this manner only one time or this being the first incident,” Zanoni added.
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The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on the incident.
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