SAN FRANCISCO—A baby girl, her parents, and uncle who were kidnapped at gunpoint from their central California business two days ago were found dead Wednesday, the sheriff of Merced County said.
“Our worst fears have been confirmed,” Sheriff Vern Warnke told reporters Wednesday night.
A farmworker found the bodies close together in a Merced County orchard, he said.
The announcement came after authorities released surveillance video of a man kidnapping 8-month-old Aroohi Dheri; her mother Jasleen Kaur, 27; father Jasdeep Singh, 36; and uncle Amandeep Singh, 39, on Monday.
An undated image shows a person of interest, where the person is similar in appearance to the surveillance photo from the original kidnapping scene where four members of a family were taken against their will at gunpoint from a business in the city of Merced, Calif., on Oct. 3, 2022. (Merced County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
Authorities said they were taken by a convicted robber who tried to kill himself a day after the kidnappings….