Three surfers from Australia and the USA were killed in Baja California, Mexico. Here’s what we know.

Two Australians and an American doing what they loved on the stunning, largely remote stretch of Baja California’s Pacific coast. Her most recent pictures on social media showed her sitting and staring at the waves.

What ended them could have been as random as a passing pickup truck full of people with evil intentions. The surfers were shot in the head and their bodies were thrown into a covered well miles away. Here’s what we know:

Who were the victims?

Brothers Jake and Callum Robinson from Australia and American Jack Carter Rhoad had apparently stopped to surf the waves between Punta San José, about 50 miles south of Ensenada, and La Bocana, further north on the coast.

Callum Robinson’s Instagram page featured several images from the trio’s trip to Mexico: enjoying beers with their feet up at a bar, lounging in the hot tub, eating roadside tacos and looking out at the surf.

Callum, who was 6-foot-2, had played in the US Premier Lacrosse League, which left a message on its website saying the lacrosse world was “heartbroken over the tragic loss” of the trio.

“We offer our hearts, support and prayers to the Robinson and Rhoad families and everyone who loved Callum, Jake and Jack,” it said.

On social media, his distraught girlfriend shared a black and white photo of the couple kissing with the message: “You are one of one. I will love you forever.”

In another photo she shared, in which the two are seen hugging, she wrote: “My heart is shattered into a million pieces. I’m at a loss for words at the moment.”

According to Australian media, Jake Robinson was a doctor in Perth.

Rhoad was engaged and was scheduled to marry Natalie Weirtz on Aug. 17 in Columbus, Ohio, according to an online Zola wedding registry. A GoFundMe created to “raise support for Natalie” had raised over $57,000 as of Tuesday morning.

“Following the heartbreaking loss of Carter Rhoad, Callum Robinson and Jake Robinson, our hearts are aching with grief for their families, friends and community,” a separate GoFundMe for Rhoad’s family said.

What happened to you?

The three friends were attacked there on April 28th or 29th.

When police arrived at their last known campsite, it was clear that something had gone terribly wrong.

There were bloodstains and marks “as if heavy objects had been dragged,” raising suspicion of an attack, the Baja California state prosecutor’s office said in trying to reconstruct the crime scene.

Senior Prosecutor María Elena Andrade Ramírez described the likely horrific moments that would have ended the three men’s journey.

She suspected that the killers drove by, saw the pickup truck and the foreigners’ tents, and wanted to steal the truck’s tires and other parts. But “when (the foreigners) came and caught them, they certainly resisted.”

She said the killers then shot the men. She said they probably weren’t attacked because they were tourists. “The evidence suggests that they (the murderers) did not know where they came from.”

Andrade Ramírez said the reconstruction of events was based on the coroner’s reports and noted that all three had gunshot wounds to the head.

There was a hasty attempt to destroy evidence. The foreigners’ tents were apparently burned down. The pickup was driven miles away and burned. The attacker’s truck was later found with a gun inside.

The bodies were then thrown into a well about 6 kilometers away in “an extremely difficult to access place.” Investigators were surprised when, among the bodies of the three foreigners, a fourth body was found that had been there for much longer.

“They must have known about it beforehand,” Andrade Ramírez said of the attackers, acknowledging that they may have been behind the previous murder.

The well was covered with boards. “It was literally almost impossible to find,” Andrade Ramírez said. It took two hours to get the bodies out.

Who are the suspects?

Prosecutors said they had interviewed three people who were involved in the killings. Two were caught with methamphetamines. One of them, a woman, was in possession of one of the victims’ cell phones when she was caught. Prosecutors said the two were being held on drug charges but remained suspects in the murders.

A third man was arrested for a crime amounting to kidnapping, but before the bodies were found. It was unclear whether he would face additional charges.

The third man is said to have been directly involved in the murders. Under Mexican law, prosecutors identified him by his first name, Jesús Gerardo, aka “el Kekas,” a slang word meaning quesadillas or cheese tortillas.

Andrade Ramírez said he had previous convictions for, among other things, drug trafficking, vehicle theft and domestic violence, adding: “We are sure there were more people involved.”

She stressed that she could not discuss anything related to the suspects or their possible statements, as this is not allowed under Mexican law and could prejudice the case against them.

Andrade Ramírez noted that the victims’ families said the brothers and Rhoad came to the seaside location many times and never had any problems. This time, however, “there was no way to ask for help when the attackers showed up.”

What’s next?

In a statement to CBS News, the FBI said it “continues to work with our international law enforcement partners to resolve this ongoing situation” and is in contact with the family of the American victim.

“Although we cannot comment on the details in order to preserve the sanctity of the investigative and legal processes and to protect the privacy of those affected, we can assure you that we are investigating every tip. “If he is credible, we will aggressively pursue these leads,” the FBI said.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday he had asked for an opportunity to speak with the brothers’ parents, Deborah and Martin Robinson.

“This is a terrible tragedy and I sympathize with them. To identify these wonderful young men and them, we traveled through Mexico. We deal with them through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. “I have indicated that I would like to speak to them at a convenient time of their choosing,” Albanese told reporters in the city of Rockhampton, Queensland state.

AFP contributed to this report.