Five days after an SUV plowed through a Central Fresno bedroom, killing two innocent victims, the driver appeared before a county judge on Monday.
Adam Canales was in court for the first time since prosecutors charged him with two counts of murder, evading an officer, and leaving the scene of an accident.
Action News cannot show his face in court, but Canales had two black eyes.
They were not in his mugshot from last week.
Investigators say Canales sped off in a Chevy Tahoe as gang enforcement deputies patrolled Southeast Fresno.
They say Canales refused to stop his SUV.
Just 27 seconds later, Canales’ vehicle crashed through a house, killing 25-year-old Mang Yang and 18-year-old Eliza Yang.
Neighbors are now supporting the victims’ family.
“This community is praying for them,” Tanya Loveless previously told Action News.
“This community is here for them. Whatever they need, whatever we got to do, we’re going to do it.”
The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office has upgraded the charges against Canales from manslaughter to two counts of murder.