Police in southern California have arrested five suspects who are believed to be responsible for killing six people and leaving behind a grisly scene at a remote crossroads in the Mojave desert last week.
The victims were likely shot to death in a dispute over illicit marijuana, the San Bernadino Sheriff’s Department stated Monday evening, though the exact motive behind the slayings is still unknown.
Police learned of the Jan. 23 shooting when one of the gunshot victims, Franklin Noel Bonilla, called 911 saying he had been shot but didn’t know where he was, according to a press release. Then the call ended.
Police “tracked the phone via latitude and longitude coordinates to a remote area in the unincorporated area of Adelanto near Lessing Avenue,” Sgt. Michael Warrick said during a Monday news conference.
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When authorities arrived, about 30 minutes after the 911 call, they stepped
