FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — A district attorney announced that a man was sentenced to 100 years to life in prison for killing his parents.
A district attorney announced that 27-year-old Julian Charles McElhaney was sentenced to 100 years to life in state prison for the murders of his parents, 55-year-old William McElhaney and 65-year-old Sylvia McElhaney.
The incident occurred back in April of 2022, when Fresno Police officers responded to reports of shots fired at a home on North Tenth Street.
Another call to dispatch came in from Julian, who told police that he had shot someone.
When officers arrived, they found William dead in the front yard and Sylvia dead in the home.
Both had multiple gunshot wounds.
Julian was detained at the scene and later admitted to shooting and killing his parents following an argument at the family home.
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During the sentencing hearing, family members addressed the court about the lasting impact of the murders.
In a victim impact statement read aloud by the victims’ nephew, Rudy Cruz, he described the profound loss suffered by their family, stating, “The ripple effects of what you did will forever live in the rest of our lives.”