The Brief
- The family of a 15-year-old boy shot and killed nearly two years ago wants the suspect, who was 17 at the time, to be tried as an adult.
- Domonique Fank was killed in June 2024 in Hayward.
- The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office told KTVU that the Probation Department recommended the suspect be tried as a juvenile.
HAYWARD, Calif. – The family of a 15-year-old boy shot and killed nearly two years ago says their pain is being compounded by a recent court ruling. Despite the “heinous” nature of the crime, the suspect—who was 17 at the time of the killing—will be tried as a juvenile, not an adult.
Domonique Fank was a varsity quarterback at Hercules High School with a bright future. Today, his bedroom in Rodeo remains exactly as he left it, a somber memorial kept intact by his grieving family.
“I know what I go through every day,” said Jasmine Moore, Domonique’s aunt, who helped raise him. “He was more like a son than a nephew to me.”
A fatal confrontation
The shooting occurred in June 2024 at a home in Hayward during a gathering of teenagers. According to the family, Domonique was robbed, pistol-whipped and shot multiple times. A 13-year-old was also shot but survived. …