A 14-year-old California boy who told police an intruder had attacked his family has been arrested on suspicion of killing his parents and seriously injuring his 11-year-old sister, authorities said Friday.
The boy is suspected of killing his father, Lue Yang, and mother, Se Vang, both 37, at the family's rural home near the Fresno County community of Miramonte, county Sheriff John Zanoni said at a news conference .
He was being held at the juvenile detention center, the sheriff said. His name has not been released because he is a minor.
The boy's sister underwent emergency surgery for serious injuries but was expected to recover, while his 7-year-old brother was not attacked and was in the care of relatives, Zanoni said.
The boy called 911 and claimed his family had been attacked by someone who broke into the house and then fled in a pickup truck. But detectives found “inconsistencies” in his story and also determined that the victims had been attacked with weapons found in the family home, the sheriff said.
“The evidence ultimately showed that he had fabricated the story of a burglary and was responsible for using multiple weapons to attack his mother, father and sister,” Zanoni said.
He did not provide other details.
“The tragedy of the situation is so great because two children lost their father and mother due to the actions of their other sibling,” Zanoni said.
Investigators have not yet determined a motive and the investigation is ongoing.
“We have not seen anything related to contact with law enforcement, mental health services or anything else that would lead us to believe he had a propensity for violence,” Zanoni said.