'Evil' California teen appears shirtless in court after murdering ex-girlfriend and three others before setting home ablaze in horror rampage

A California teen appeared shirtless successful tribunal to look charges for allegedly murdering his ex-girlfriend and 3 others successful her rental home, which helium past acceptable connected fire.

Miguel Sandoval, 19, has been accused of killing Matthew Montebello, 21; his spouse Janvi Maquindang, 21; his sister, Christine Aca-ac, 26; and her fiancée Edwin Garcia , 24, wrong their Lancaster location connected November 16.

He allegedly entered the location portion everyone was asleep, and fled the country aft the shooting, but was arrested respective hours later, KTLA reports. 

An unidentified 16-year-old sister of Aca-ac and Maquindang was uninjured aft she hid successful the closet and called 911.

When Los Angeles Sheriff's Department deputies arrived astatine the country astatine astir 1.30am, they recovered the location engulfed successful flames.

Five gunshot victims were recovered inside, 3 of whom were pronounced dormant astatine the scene, and a 4th of whom aboriginal succumbed to their injuries astatine a section hospital.

Cops person claimed Sandoval besides changeable 3 dogs dormant successful the horrific spree. 

The information for the grisly sidesplitting is unclear, but Matthew Montebello's parent told KABC she knew of Sandoval arsenic the scorned ex-boyfriend of 1 of the younger siblings who lived successful the house. 

Sandoval was taken into custody by the LASD, but was not charged for the grisly country until Monday.

Montebello's household says they are present struggling to wrapper their heads astir the tragedy, with his mother, Celeste, noting they had conscionable celebrated the 21 twelvemonth old's day six days before.

'The location is simply a harmless spot for us, supposedly, and for idiosyncratic to spell determination and bash this to him portion they were sleeping, it hurts,' she said. 

Matthew's brother, Andrew, besides said they were champion friends and called the symptom 'unimaginable.'

'Parts of maine person died oregon are dying,' helium told KTLA. 'I don't deliberation I'm ever going to beryllium the same.'

He described his member arsenic an origami maestro and a mathematics whiz who was highly originative and earned galore accolades, adjacent arsenic a child.

Montebello, who was the 1 who was raced to a infirmary pursuing the shooting, was besides described successful an online fundraiser arsenic a 'great member and loving son, ever considering his ain household and mounting speech clip contempt their distance.

'He was a large creator and musician, who was capable to convey his world and memories done his art.' 

It noted that portion successful the hospital, Montebello was near successful a vegetative authorities for a clip arsenic his kidneys were donated to 1 of his mother's friends.

'I privation him to beryllium remembered arsenic a kind, loving child,' Celeste told KABC. 'Very respectful, caring, arsenic a brother, arsenic a gentle soul, precise smart, precise talented.'

She noted that the housemates enjoyed making euphony together.

'That's however they hung out. They tried to beryllium creative,' she said. 

Edwin's household besides described him arsenic a 'pillar of joyousness and happiness', who 'had large aspirations to prosecute a vocation arsenic a pedagogue some successful academics and music.' 

Meanwhile, successful a GoFundMe set up to assistance Aca-ac and Maquindang's family, a comparative said the 'loss is overwhelming, and the symptom of their lack is thing we are struggling to carnivore each day.' 

It said Christine was the ineligible guardian to 2 of her younger siblings, and 'was a loving sister and a funny, vibrant, and profoundly caring friend.' 

'She was loved by galore for her infectious laughter, generosity, and quality to marque everyone consciousness welcome', it read, saying arsenic ineligible guardian she 'devoted her beingness to raising them successful a loving, unchangeable home.' 

Janvi was besides praised arsenic a 'bright and successful' young antheral who graduated as a valedictorian of his precocious schoolhouse class. 

They said helium was besides a 'special soul' to the 2 young siblings Christine was ineligible guardian for, who person present been 'left without their protector and guiding force.' 

Now, Celeste and Andrew accidental they person 1 last connection to Sandoval.

'I privation this evil antheral to cognize that you failed,' Celeste said. 'He didn't win successful doing this.'