Four bodies of a Sikh family were found in a remote orchard in Central California on Wednesday.

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The Merced County Sheriff's Office said the hijackings took place at gunpoint in Central California.

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Around 5.30 pm on Wednesday, Sheriff Vern Warneke said he received a call that the bodies had been discovered by a farmworker.

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The victims were identified as 8-month-old Aroohi Dheri, their mother Jasleen Kaur 27 years old, and father Jasdeep Singh 36 years old, and uncle Amandeep Singh, 39 years old.

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Warnke was emotional in announcing the deaths, calling the crime "totally senseless." 

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Detectives have identified the suspect as 48 year old Jesus Salgado.

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Sheriff's officials said he was in a hospital on Wednesday when he tried to kill himself

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The bodies were found in a rural orchard in Dos Palos, from where the family was abducted

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The sheriff did not say how he died, but investigators spent most of the night processing the scene.

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The sheriff's office said Salgado was on parole, having been sentenced to 11 years for robbery and attempted false imprisonment.

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Warneke said Salgado has been speaking to investigators from his hospital bed.

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Investigators believe at least one other person was involved in the kidnappings and murders.

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They found no connection between Salgado and the family to suggest that they had known each other before the kidnapping.

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