Two men were arrested weeks after six members of a family, including a teenage mother and her infant son, were found executed in rural California.
The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspects as Noah David Beard, 25, and Angel ‘Nanu’ Uriarte, 35. Authorities said both men were known gang members.
Around 3.30am on January 16, deputies rushed to a home in the small rural community of Goshen after getting reports of an active shooter.
They arrived to find a murder scene, with six members of a family killed by gunshot wounds to their heads.
The family members were later identified as Rosa Parraz, 72, Eladio Parraz Jr, 52, Jennifer Analla, 49, Marco Parraz, 19, Alissa Parraz, 16, and Nycholas Parraz, 10 months.
Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux announced that the arrests were the result of a plan he called ‘Operation Nightmare.’
‘Around 0400 hours, we executed three search warrants,’ the sheriff said.
‘At the same time, we’ve been working with the California Department of Corrections. Prison cells associated with the Nuestra Familia gang were searched,’ Boudreaux said.
The sheriff said authorities searched eight cells and 16 inmates across five different prisons.
Meanwhile, deputies conducted physical surveillance of two suspects beginning on January 23.
‘Beard was taken into custody without incident. Uriarte on the other hand, engaged in a gun battle with ATF agents,’ Boudreaux said. The suspect was injured by agents, and is currently undergoing surgery at a nearby hospital.
The sheriff also shared surveillance footage and audio recordings from a 911 call placed the night of the massacre.
In one harrowing clip, Alissa Parraz can be seen placing her hiding her baby on the other side of fence before trying to climb over and join him.
Seconds later, a man follows her, while drawing what appears to be a handgun.
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