Six people, including a 17-year-old mother and her six-month-old baby, were killed in a shooting early Monday in a central California home, and authorities are searching for at least two suspects, according to sheriff's officials.
The Tulare County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded around 3.30 a.m. to reports of multiple shots being fired at the residence in Goshen, just east of Visalia.
“Actually the report was that an active shooter was in the area because of the number of shots that were being fired,” sheriff Mike Boudreaux told reporters.
Boudreaux noted that deputies found two victims in the street and a third person shot dead at the entrance of the house.
He pointed out that three other victims were found inside the house, including a man who was still alive but later died in a hospital.
The sheriff highlighted that investigators are looking for at least two suspects. They believe there is a gang connection to the killings. Boudreaux said the sheriff's office ran a drug-related search warrant at the home last week.
“We also believe this was not a random act of violence. We believe this was a targeted family,” he said.
Goshen is a semi-rural community of about 3,000 people 35 miles (56 km) south-east of Fresno in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley.
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