January 12, 2022 – Le Grand, CA – On January 12, 2022, at approximately 2:10 P.M., the Merced County Sheriff’s Office was called to the 13000 block of Brice Street in regards to a welfare check. When deputies arrived, they found three (3) deceased children inside a residence (all under the age of eight).

Additionally, Deputies found a female subject who had sustained what we believe to be self-inflicted injuries and was transported to a local hospital.

The Merced County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Bureau arrived on scene and are currently involved in the beginning stages of a death investigation.

Source: Merced County Sheriff’s Office