Authorities announce arrests in killings of 6 people in SoCal desert- related to dispute over marijuana

5 arrested after 6 bodies found shot in remote area of San Bernardino County, authorities say

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EL MIRAGE, Calif. (KABC) -- Five suspects have been arrested after six murder victims were found in a remote desert area near the San Bernardino County community of El Mirage, authorities said Monday.

All six victims had been shot, and four of their bodies were found also burned at the scene, officials said. The motive appears to be a dispute over marijuana.

"For all intents and purposes, it looks like illicit marijuana was the driving force behind these murders," said Sheriff Shannon Dicus at a press conference on Monday.

The suspects were identified as five Inland Empire men in their 20s and 30s:

Toniel Baez-Duarte, 34, of Apple Valley; Mateo Baez-Duarte, 24, of Apple Valley; Jose Nicolas Hernandez-Sarabia, 33, of Adelanto; Jose Gregorio Hernandez-Sarabia, 34, of Adelanto; and Jose Manuel Burgos Parra, 26, of Adelanto.