The 16-year-old boy accused in the fatal shooting of Caleb Quick appeared in court Thursday, with family members from both sides present.

Defense attorneys said they recently received additional evidence from the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office and noted that experts for both the defense and prosecution are still working on the case.

The defense said it was not prepared to proceed with a transfer hearing scheduling, which will determine whether the minor will be tried as an adult.

Prosecutors agreed to the delay, and the judge continued the settlement hearing to Feb. 26.

The minor will remain in custody, and he will be allowed to call his mother within 24 hours, according to the defense.

Quick, 18, was shot to death on April 23 outside of a McDonald’s restaurant in Clovis.

Accused Getaway Driver Transfer Hearing Scheduled

The female juvenile accused of driving the getaway car in the killing of Quick appeared in court Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, where a judge moved her case forward toward a possible transfer to adult court.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys had planned to schedule the transfer hearing at an Oct. 13 appearance, but that proceeding was delayed after the assigned prosecutor was pulled into another homicide trial, the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office told GV Wire.

At the hearing, the transfer hearing was tentatively set for March, though the date could change, the DA’s office said.

The status hearing is scheduled for Jan. 27 at 8:30 a.m., where the court will determine whether it is ready to proceed with the transfer hearing, tentatively set for March 9, 2026, according to the DA.

Timeline of April 23 Murder

The Clovis Police Department described the April 23 homicide of Quick as “targeted and planned.”

Police responded to reports of gunfire near Willow and Nees avenues at 8:57 p.m.

Officers found Quick with a gunshot wound to the head. He was transported to a hospital, where he died.

Investigators said the suspects arrived in a 2024 white Tesla Model 3 at a McDonald’s restaurant around 7:44 p.m. and left the lot at 8:12 p.m. Quick arrived at 8:22 p.m., followed by the male shooting suspect, who headed toward the restaurant around 8:33 p.m.

The Tesla returned to the parking lot moments later and parked several rows away. Surveillance video showed the shooting suspect entering the McDonald’s at 8:38 p.m., sitting briefly and then following Quick outside.

Police said the shooting occurred as Quick approached his car. The shooting suspect fled west toward Fresno and climbed into the Tesla about a minute later. A handgun was recovered during a search warrant, Clovis Police Chief Curt Fleming said.

Surveillance footage showed the suspects leaving the scene before officers arrived.

Clovis police announced the arrests on May 9. At a news conference the following day, Fleming said both teens were Clovis Unified School District students and knew the victim.

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