Two men arrested in California shooting that killed a young mother and her baby

Authorities in California have arrested two gang members suspected in a massacre in central California last month that killed six people, including a young mother and her infant.

The pair were arrested early on Friday, one after a gun battle, the Tulare county sheriff said.

The six victims were gunned down on 16 January in rural Goshen, a largely Latino community of around 5,000 people in the San Joaquin valley, midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

The victims were identified as Rosa Parraz, 72; Eladio Parraz, Jr, 52; Jennifer Analla, 49; Marcos Parraz, 19; Alissa Parraz, 16; and Nycholas Parraz, 10 months.

The brutality of the killings sent shock waves through the community. The bodies of Parraz and her infant son were located in a ditch outside the home, authorities said. Both had gunshot wounds to the head, and it appeared the teen was trying to flee.

The Goshen killings were part of a violent and deadly month in California.

On 21 January, a shooting at a Monterey Park dance hall killed 11 and wounded nine. The gunman later killed himself. On 23 January, shootings at two Half Moon Bay farms killed seven and wounded one before the suspect was arrested.