Gruesome Murders In Mojave Desert Connected To Illicit Marijuana Grow Operation, Sheriff Says
Authorities said they have arrested suspects in connection to the six people found dead in a remote area of the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County last week, which apparently stemmed from a dispute over marijuana. The killings happened on January 23, 2024, in El Mirage, just 10 miles north of Adelanto, around 8:15 p.m., according to the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department. When crews arrived at the scene, near Lessing Avenue and Shadow Mountain Road, they originally found five deceased individuals. A sixth individual was discovered in the morning. Sergeant Michael Warrick, with SBSD's Specialized Investigations Division's Homicide Detail, spoke at a press conference on Monday to provide additional information on the investigation. "Dispatchers received a 911 call from a subject who spoke Spanish. The caller told dispatchers that he was shot, but he did not know the location he was at," Warrick said. The call ended before they could get further information, but the dispatchers were able to trace the phone's location to where the bodies were found. Due to the remote location, SBSD requested assistance from California Highway Patrol, who lent an airship to their search for the scene of the report.
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