‘Cartel-Style Execution’ Kills 6, Including Baby, In California

At least six people, including a 17-year-old mother and her six-month-old baby, were killed in what California’s Tulare County Sheriff’s Office described to CNN as a “cartel-style execution” It is Monday morning, early

“While investigators cannot confirm the shooters were from a cartel, the sheriff thinks it appears to be a ‘cartel-style execution,’” CNN reported. “Drug cartels have notoriously engaged in deadly violence, including the deployment of hit squads against perceived enemies and members of law enforcement that threaten their drug trafficking efforts.”

In a Facebook post, the Tulare County Sheriff’The Office stated that deputies responded at Goshen, a town of less than 20,000 people. 5,000 people In central California, two victims of a crime were discovered on the streets in the early hours Monday morning.

Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux spoke to reporters from the crime scene. He said that investigators were on their way. “believe that this is not a random act of violence.”

“We believe that this was a targeted family,” Boudreaux said. “We believe that there are gang associations that [are] involved in this scene as well as potential narcotics investigations.”

The sheriff’s office even executed a narcotics search warrant for the residence where the shootings took place just one week prior, Boudreaux added.

This tragic episode marks the death of Mexican drug cartel violence That has started to spill over the border with the influx in migrants to the United States. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data (CBP), federal law enforcement has declined. “recorded more than 4 million apprehensions” In a year and half “more than the previous four fiscal years combined,” according To the Heritage Foundation

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Kevin McCarthy, House Republican Leader, was prompted to act by the surge in immigration and violence that followed. demand Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ resignation.

“He cannot and must not remain in that position,” McCarthy spoke in November, less than a month prior to his election as House Speaker. “If Secretary Mayorkas does not resign, House Republicans will investigate every order, every action, and every failure [and] will determine whether we can begin an impeachment inquiry.”

McCarthy’s district borders the community where the six individuals were executed Monday. The speaker’s office did not immediately respond to The Federalist’s request for comment.

Tristan Justice is The Federalist’s western correspondent. He also wrote for The Washington Examiner as well as The Daily Signal. His work has been featured in Real Clear Politics as well as Fox News. Tristan is a graduate of George Washington University. He majored and minored both in journalism and political science. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at [email protected].

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