Alissa Parraz and her ten-month-old son Nycholas Nolan were among six people shot dead at home in Visalia, California

Sheriff’s officials have stated that they are searching for at least two suspects following a shooting that occurred early on Monday morning at a residence in the central region of California. The incident resulted in the deaths of six people, including a mother who was only 16 years old and her baby, who was only ten months old.

According to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded at approximately 3:30 a.m. to reports of many shots being fired at a residence in unincorporated Goshen, which is located just east of Visalia.

Sheriff Mike Boudreaux told reporters that based on the number of shots that were being fired, it was said that a shooter was in the area.

According to Boudreaux, deputies discovered two dead bodies in the street and the body of a third individual who had been fatally shot at the doorway of the apartment.

According to him, three more bodies were discovered inside the house, one of which was a man who was found to be alive but would later pass away at the hospital.

According to the sheriff, authorities are looking for at least two possible suspects in this case. They suspect that there is a connection between the killings and a local gang. According to Boudreaux, a search warrant connected to drugs was executed at the residence the previous week by the sheriff’s office.

“In addition, we are of the opinion that this was not an act of random brutality. We feel that this was a family that had been targeted “he stated.

According to the statements made by the sheriff, two of the victims, a young mother and her infant, both suffered head wounds.

‘A week ago, TCSO Detectives conducted a narcotics search warrant at the victims’ home,’ a spokesman added.

According to Samuel Pina, among those killed were his teenage granddaughter Alissa Parraz and her infant son Nycholas Nolan Parraz.

He expressed his confusion by saying, “I can’t wrap my head around what sort of monster would do this.”

Pina claimed that in addition to Parraz and her child being murdered, her father’s uncle, cousin, grandmother, and great-grandmother also perished while they were living in Goshen with her father’s side of the family.

He claimed that the family is stunned.

“It comes in big waves,” he said.

About 3,000 people live in the semi-rural village of Goshen, which is located in the San Joaquin Valley, 35 miles (56 kilometres) southeast of Fresno.