Investigators have finally uncovered the motive behind a 2020 mass shooting at a marijuana farm in Aguanga, Riverside County. The killings, previously shrouded in mystery, were allegedly a home invasion robbery carried out by a San Diego-based gang of Laotian descent.
Four years ago, six people were shot and killed at a large-scale marijuana operation in the small community of Aguanga in Riverside County , with a seventh victim dying in a local hospital later. Police called it one of the county's worst mass killings. At the time, Riverside County sheriff investigators had little information about the shooting, let alone any information about the identity of the potential shooters.
It would also take weeks before coroners would release the identity of the victims. But now, investigators said in a written statement released Thursday, the motive behind the killings appeared to be a home invasion robbery of a massive marijuana grow operation carried out by San Diego-based gang members of Laotian descent. Investigators said they have also identified a vehicle — a mid-size dark colored SUV — that was used during the crime. The newly released details underscore the Sheriff’s Department’s persistence to solve the brazen mass killing. The Sept. 7, 2020, shooting occurred on a remote property nestled on the edge of the Cleveland National Forest. It included a house, a trailer and other makeshift dwellings. At least 20 people lived on the property, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Investigators said evidence at the scene indicated the property was being used to manufacture and harvest illicit marijuana. More than 1,000 pounds of marijuana and several hundred marijuana plants, valued between $1 million and $5 million, were located at the scene. The shooting appeared to also occur during peak harvest time. The dead — five women and two men — were identified by the sheriff’s office as Samantha Sourignasak, 44 and Khamphour Nanthavongdovane, 53, both of Las Vegas; Phone Chankhamany, 54, of Murrieta, Thongpath Luangkoth, 47 and Souphanh Pienthiene, 48. Also killed were Anaheim residents Vikham Silimanotham, 64, and Khamtoune Silimanotham, 59
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