Four years ago, six people were shot and killed at a large-scale marijuana operation in the small community of Aguanga in Riverside County, with a seventh victim dying in a local hospital later. Police called it one of the county’s worst mass killings.
At the time, Riverside County sheriff investigators had little information about the shooting, let alone any information about the identity of the potential shooters. It would also take weeks before coroners would release the identify the victims.
But now, investigators said in a written statement released Thursday, the motive behind the killings appeared to be a home invasion robbery of a massive marijuana grow operation carried out by San Diego-based gang members of Laotian descent.
Investigators said they have also identified a vehicle — a mid-size dark colored SUV — that was used during the crime.