Fresno man charged with fatally shooting two 15-year-olds, wounding 14-year-old
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- Lelan Lee, 25, faces a seven‑count criminal complaint with additional enhancements.
- Two 15‑year‑olds were killed and a 14‑year‑old was injured in the shooting.
- He faces two counts of murder, two of attempted murder, plus three other felony counts.
A 25-year-old Fresno man has been charged with seven felonies in connection with a deadly shooting that killed two 15-year-olds and injured a 14-year-old.
Lelan Lee is expected to be arraigned Tuesday on the multiple-count complaint that could send him to prison for life without the possibility of parole, or face the death penalty, if convicted on all counts. A decision on whether to pursue the death penalty has not been decided.
The shooting happened about 1:30 a.m. March 23 near the intersection of San Jose Avenue and Fourth Street, south of Barstow Avenue. Police said the victims were part of a group of four teens returning from a nearby restaurant and heading to a friend’s home prior to the shooting. Three of the teens were hit, the fourth was shot at but was not injured.
In the criminal complaint filed Monday, Lee is charged with two counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder, one count of shooting into an occupied vehicle, shooting at an inhabited dwelling and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.
Lee is also charged with several enhancements, including use of a firearm and multiple murders.
Lee has two felony convictions for robbery, one in 2022 and the other in 2019.
It is unclear what triggered the shooting or if the victims knew Lee, police said at the time of the shooting.
This story was originally published May 18, 2026 at 4:12 PM.
