MERCED COUNTY, Calif. - The missing California family believed to be kidnapped from Merced earlier in the week has been found dead.On Wednesday night Merced County Sheriff Vernon Warnke announced that all four family members – eight-month-old Aroohi Dheri and her parents, 27-year-old Jasleen Kaur and 36-year-old Jasdeep Singh, and the baby's 39-year-old uncle Amandeep Singh – were found dead.At the time of the family's disappearance, deputies believed the family was kidnapped Monday at gunpoint from a business in Merced.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Kidnapping suspect in custody"Tonight our worst fears have been confirmed.
We found the four people from the kidnapping and they are in fact deceased," Warnke said."There's no words right now to describe the anger I feel right now and the senselessness of this incident.
I said it earlier there's a special place in Hell for this guy. And what we're going to deal with all night here is bad," Warnke added during an emotional press conference Wednesday night.The announcement comes a day after the suspect, 48-year-old Jesus Salgado, was placed in custody.
Salgado is in critical condition at a hospital after he tried to kill himself.Authorities believe at least one other person is involved.