Child and mother among 6 killed in US shooting
Six people including a 17-year-old mother and her 6 month old baby were killed in yet another mass shooting that rocked the US and this time the town of Goshen in California. This comes as the country is witnessing a spike in cases of gun violence.
Deputies responded around 3.30am to reports of multiple shots fired at the residence in unincorporated Goshen, just east of Visalia, the Tulare county sheriff's office said.
'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.
Deputies found 2 victims dead in the street and a third person fatally shot in the doorway of the residence, Boudreaux said.
Three more victims were found inside the home, including a man who was still alive but later died at a hospital, he added.
The sheriff said investigators are searching for at least two suspects. They believe there is a gang connection to the killings. The sheriff's office conducted a narcotics-related search warrant at the residence previous week, Boudreaux said.
'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 residents 35 miles (56km) south-east of Fresno in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley.
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