On Monday, January 16, 2023, the unthinkable happened. A shooting at a home in Goshen, California, left six family members dead. Among the victims was a 17-year-old mother and her 6-month-old baby.
Investigators are calling this incident a "horrific massacre" and believe the family was targeted. The home where the shooting took place was served with a narcotics search warrant just one week before. It is believed that the two incidents are related.
Mike Boudreaux, the Tulare County sheriff, addressed this tragic incident in a press conference. "[We] believe that this is not a random act of violence. We believe that this was a targeted family. We believe that there are gang associations involved in this scene, as well as potential narcotics investigations,” he said, per People magazine.
At around 4 a.m. on Monday, January 16, 2023, police responded to the home after receiving a 911 call about multiple gunshots fired. "Actually, they believed there was an active shooter in the area because of the number of rounds being fired," Boudreaux added. When police arrived at the scene, they found bodies instead of a shooter.
Upon arrival, police immediately found the bodies of two victims in the street. A third body was found in the doorway of the home. The rest were found inside and near the house.
One of the victims was found alive. They were rushed to a local hospital in hopes of saving their life, but tragically that was not what happened. They were instead pronounced dead at the hospital.
"The whole situation is tragic," Boudreaux said. Police believe at least two shooters are responsible for this incident. They are still at large.
Boudreaux also said that because of the investigation's ongoing nature he could not disclose every detail of the shooting. There are details he is withholding that may help identify the shooters. This may be released at a later time and date.
Boudreaux also revealed that there were survivors. The shooters did not kill everyone at the home. The survivors were transferred to another location to be interviewed about their experience, which will help investigators solve this case.
Goshen, California, is a census-designated place, a subsection of the city of Visalia. It is located in Tulare County. According to the 2010 census, the population was 3,006. The median income in 2019 was $31,682.
