Thieves apparently killed the three, who were on a surfing trip to Mexico's Baja peninsula, to steal their truck because they wanted the tires, Mexican authorities said.
Hurricane Hilary continues her march toward Baja California, and people on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are getting ready for projected heavy rains and flooding.
Hurricane Hilary will make landfall in Baja California this weekend before weakening to a tropical storm. But torrential rain could cause dangerous flooding in Southern California and inland.