A Southern California man accused of killing three teenage boys by intentionally ramming their car after they played a doorbell-ringing prank on him was found guilty Friday of murder.
Anurag Chandra was convicted in a Riverside County courtroom of three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder."The murder of these young men was a horrendous and senseless tragedy for our community. I thank the jury for their verdict. This is an important step toward justice," county District Attorney Mike Hestrin said in a statement.The victims, who were all 16 years old, were among six teens inside a Toyota Prius on Jan.
An officer with the California Highway Patrol's Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team investigates the scene of a deadly crash in the Temescal Valley, south of Corona, Calif., Jan. 20, 2020. A jury found a Southern California man guilty on April 28, 2023, in the killings of three teenage boys after they played a doorbell-ringing prank on him in 2020.The friends had dared one boy to either jump into a pool at night or play"ding dong ditch.
Chandra testified that he followed because he feared for his family's safety and wanted to express his anger. He said he was"extremely, extremely mad" from the prank.the newspaper reported The crash killed Daniel Hawkins of Corona; Drake Ruiz of Corona; and Jacob Ivascu of Riverside, according to the Riverside County coroner's office.
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