Prosecutors charged a 19-year-old man with the homicide of 4 individuals he allegedly shot of their Lancaster residence after which set hearth to the residence to cowl his tracks.
The Los Angeles County district legal professional’s workplace introduced Tuesday that Miguel Diego Sandoval was charged with capturing Edwin Garcia, 24; Matthew Montebello, 23; and siblings Janvi Maquindang, 24, and Christine Aca-ac, 29, within the early morning of Nov. 16. He allegedly broke into the house whereas the victims have been asleep and shot them round 1:30 a.m. with a handgun.
Sandoval then set hearth to the home to cowl up his crimes, in response to prosecutors. Though Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies rescued Montebello from the burning residence, he later died from his accidents within the hospital. Garcia, Manquindang and Aca-ac all died on the scene, and one other sufferer, described as an adolescent, was within the residence on the time of the killings however was not injured.
Prosecutors charged Sandoval with 4 counts of homicide, one felony rely of first-degree residential housebreaking with particular person current and one felony rely of arson of an inhabited construction or property. Authorities additionally say that Sandoval deliberately killed the victims via mendacity in wait and dedicated a number of murders, in response to the costs.
Sandoval is scheduled to seem in court docket on Jan. 27 for his arraignment. He’s being held with out bail and if convicted as charged may face a life sentence with out the potential for parole.
A motive for the killings has not been introduced by investigators, however the victims’ relations instructed information station KTLA that Sandoval was one of many roommate’s ex-boyfriend.