- A call of shots was fired shortly after 3:30 a.m. local time.
- An active shooter was in the area due to the volume of rounds being heard.
- Responding deputies discovered six casualties.
According to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, at least six people were killed in an “early morning massacre” Monday near Goshen, California, including a mother and her 6-month-old baby.
Tulare County officers responded to a call of shots fired shortly after 3:30 a.m. local time Monday, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office, adding that “the reporting party believed an active shooter was in the area due to the volume of rounds being heard.”
Sheriff Mike Boudreaux informed reporters at the scene that responding deputies discovered six casualties, including two in the street and one in the doorway of the home where the gunfire occurred. According to him, the mother, who was 17, and the infant were both shot in the head, and at least one male was transported to the hospital but later pronounced dead.
“We do have family that has been escorted from the scene, we do have survivors,” Boudreaux said, saying investigators had yet to determine how they survived what he said was a “horrific massacre.”
The incident does not appear to be a random act of violence, but may be tied to gang activities, according to the sheriff’s office, which noted that it occurred a week after deputies conducted a narcotics search warrant at the residence.
Tulare County Sheriff’s spokesperson Ashley Schwarm said on Monday evening that while they cannot confirm whether the shooters were members of a cartel, the sheriff believes it was a “cartel-style execution.”
Detectives are looking for at least two suspects, the sheriff’s office said earlier.
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