Doublelift's Brother Arrested for Alleged Murder of Mother, Assault of Father

According to a statement from the Orange County Sheriff's Department provided to ESPN, Yihong Peng, the 30-year-old older brother of Team Liquid AD carry Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng, was arrested on Saturday and charged with murder after allegedly stabbing their mother to death and severly injuring their father. 

Police responded to the family's home in San Juan Capistrano around 10:30 p.m. PST Saturday after a neighbor had reported seeing Yihong Peng on the street with a knife. Deputies of the Orange County Sheriff's Department arrived at the scene and found Peng's mother, 59-year-old Wei Ping Shen, with a fatal stab wound. Guojon Peng, Peng's father, was transported to a local hospital after being found severly injured and is expected to survive, according to a statement provided to ESPN by the Orange County Sheriff's Department.

Police arrived at the scene within one minute of being alerted of the incident and found Yihong Peng attempting to flee the scene. Peng was apprehended and taken into custody. A knife was recovered at the scene by authorities. Yihong Peng was booked into the Orange County Jail on the murder charge and is being held with his bail currently set at $1 million.

"This weekend I recieved some terrible news. My older brother attacked both of my parents with a knife. As a result of this attack, my mom passed away and my dad was seriously hurt and is now recovering in hospital," Doublelift posted in a Twitlonger addressing the matter, "I'm still processing this news and joining up with my dad and little brother to make sure they're ok and the proper arrangements are being made. I'll likely be quiet on social media while I work through this. I hope you all understand and support me as you always have in the past."

Team Liquid is scheduled to appear in the North American League Championship Series Spring Split Final in Miami on April 8th, after defeating Echo Fox in Saturday's semifinal match, where they will face 100 Thieves. 

(cover photo courtesy of Riot Games)