7 Fatally Shot at Illegal California Marijuana Growing Site

7 Fatally Shot at Illegal California Marijuana Growing Site
Seven people were found fatally shot at an illegal marijuana growing operation in Aguanga, in Riverside County, Calif. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. Elliot Spagat/AP Photo
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AGUANGA, Calif.—Seven people were found fatally shot at an illegal marijuana growing operation in rural Southern California, authorities said.

The crime scene was discovered before dawn Monday after deputies responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon at a home in the unincorporated community of Aguanga, north of San Diego, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement late Monday.