Investigators are searching for multiple suspects in the fatal shooting of seven people at a large, illegal marijuana cultivation and processing site in Southern California's rural foothills, the Riverside County sheriff says. Six victims were found dead in and around a single dwelling on the sprawling property. "We believe at this time that there were multiple suspects," he said. More than 20 people lived at property, a "major organized crime-type operation" consisting of multiple homes and other buildings, including a cannabis nursery and facilities for drying and processing marijuana plants, the sheriff said. Bianco said the slayings in Aguanga marked the eighth homicide case - totalling 14 victims - related to his county's illicit marijuana trade this year.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 09, 2020 02:48 UTC