Authorities suspect gang members involved in 7 killings at marijuana grow farm

Authorities say they suspect gang members were involved in the 2020 shooting deaths of seven Laotian workers at an illegal marijuana growing operation in a small Southern California community. Riverside County Sheriff’s investigators said they have also identified a mid-size, dark-colored SUV that was believed to be used during the 2020 killings in Aguanga. The announcement comes more than four years after the killings. More 1,000 marijuana plants were found at the site. The state broadly legalized recreational marijuana sales in January 2018. But the illicit market continued, partly because hefty taxes sent consumers looking for better deals.