RivCo Sheriff To Discuss 2020 Aguanga Mass Killings On Friday

AGUANGA, CA — Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is expected to speak Friday on an unsolved mass murder case that left seven people dead in Aguanga four years ago.

Bianco is expected to address the public at a press conference regarding the case alongside the sheriff's homicide unit at 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 3, department Public Information Officer Deirdre Vickers told Patch.

Vickers confirmed that no arrests have been made and the department is still seeking the public's help to solve the mass killing case. No other information was made available about Friday's conference.

It was September 2020 when seven people were shot to death in what police believed to be a home invasion robbery of a marijuana operation. More than 1,000 marijuana plants and several hundred pounds of cannabis were found at the home on the 45000 block of Highway 371 in Aguanga, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said previously.

The department released new information for the first time in years last month on Dec. 18, 2024, unveiling that they had identified a mid-size dark SUV as the suspect vehicle. Detectives announced last month that they believe the shooting was a targeted, involving gang members of Laotion descent from the San Diego area.

On Monday, Sept. 4, 2020, deputies arrived at the Aguanga home after receiving a report of an assault with a deadly weapon to find a woman suffering from gunshot wounds. While paramedics rushed her to a hospital for treatment, deputies found six other victims suffering from gunshot wounds.

All six victims died as a result of their injuries. Despite efforts to save the woman, she also died of her wounds.

Deputies searched the area for a suspect but found no one.

Anyone with information is urged to call Central Homicide Unit Master Investigator Victor Magana or Master Investigator Ryan Deanne at 951-955-2777 or contact him by email at vmmagana@riversidesheriff.org.

The press conference will be held at the Sheriff's Administration at 4095 Lemon St., Riverside-1st Floor. The conference will also be live-streamed on YouTube, Facebook and the department website.