 6 people were found shot to death in a desert community in San Bernardino County, according to authorities. Deputies responded to Lessing Avenue and Shadow Mountain Road dirt roads near US Highway 395 in El Mirage after a request for a wellness check, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department spokesperson Mara Rodriguez said in an email. El Mirage is located about 50 miles northeast of Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles Times officials initially said five bodies were found, but a sixth was discovered during their investigation, Rodriguez said at a news conference. Los Angeles television station KTLA-TV said aerial footage from the scene showed multiple bloodied bodies on the ground with dozens of evidence markers and bullet casings surrounding them. Some of the victims also appeared to have been burned, the TV station said, adding that the images were too graphic to Airpoint 2 vehicles, a blue SUV and a white van, were also left at the scene. KTLA said the SUV was riddled with bullet holes and appeared to have some of its windows blown out. One of the bodies was found in one of the vehicles, authorities said no arrests had been made, and they offered no possible explanation for the motive or circumstances behind the killings Gloria Huerta, a public information officer with the Sheriff's Department, said additional information may be shared in the coming days after the coroner takes the bodies.