Date: 12/31/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: Not yet released
Category: Officer-involved shooting
Crime Scene: 2200 Block Norwalk Street
Zip Code: 93215
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Delano Police Department
Judicial Status: Under review
Incident: Two officers were investigating a suspicious car when police say it started speeding at one of them while they approached. That's when officers opened fire -- killing the driver. Police say the passenger got out and ran into a nearby house -- they were arrested an hour later.

Date: 12/18/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: White
Accused's Race: White
Category: Family violence
Crime Scene: 6000 Block Phyllis Street
Zip Code: 93313
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: Edward William Pull died a week after he was shot. His son, also named Edward Pull, pleaded not guilty to several felony charges including attempted murder, and assault with a deadly weapon. Murder charges have not been filed. The district attorney's office said it is waiting for the coroner to determine the cause of death before deciding if additional charges will be filed. The incident happened in a home on Phyllis Street, near Wible Road and Panama Lane on the morning of December 11. Police said the younger Pull got in an argument with his parents and shot his father in the leg and assaulted his mother. His mother suffered a cut to her head.

Date: 12/17/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Suspected gang shooting
Crime Scene: Krauter Street and Walnut Drive
Zip Code: 93203
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Arvin Police Department
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Ismael Gutierrez and a 19-year-old girl were shot around 3 a.m. in the area of of Krauter Street and Walnut Drive. Police found them about a miile at Arvin high School. Gutierrez died at a local hospital. Police said the woman is stable. Just hours earlier he celebrated his 21st birthday with family. No suspect information has been released.

Date: 12/12/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Black
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Suspected gang shooting
Crime Scene: 3300 block of 15th Street West
Zip Code: 93560
Place of Death: Antelope Valley Hospital
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: Kawanza Hilt was shot in the 3300 block of 15th Street West in Rosamond. KCSO said he was being chased by a vehicle. Deputies found him in a trailer park nearby with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to Antelope Valley Hospital where he died. The sheriff's department said the shooting is possibly gang related.

Date: 12/09/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: Heritage Park
Zip Code: 93306
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: According to court documents, two girls agreed to meet at Heritage Park and fight. Each brought their boyfriends. The documents state, during the fight, Guillermo Soto pulled a gun and shot Christopher Guadron and an unidentified 17-year-old girl. Guadron died at Kern Medical. The girl suffered minor wounds. Police are also looking for a woman in connection with this shooting.

Date: 12/08/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: 2829 Edison Highway
Zip Code: 93307
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Cesar Gamez Leal was shot in front of Chevy's Fed and Pet Supply on Edison Highway. Deputies found him suffering from multiple wounds. He later died at Kern Medical. According to a search warrant, a masked gunman targeted Leal and took extra steps to ensure he was dead. According to the document, Leal had been raising fighting roosters.

Date: 12/02/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: Waco Avenue and School Street
Zip Code: 93241
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Andy Medina was one of two people killed in separate shootings in Lamont about ten hours and a mile apart. Medina was killed around 5:30 a.m. At Waco Avenue and School Street. Rodolfo Garcia was killed a few hours later.

Date: 12/02/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: 11111 Main Street
Zip Code: 93241
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Rodolfo Garcia was one of three people shot in the middle of the afternoon on a weekend in Lamont. He died at Kern Medical about an hour later. Investigators believe Garcia may have been the intended target. Two others were wounded and were taken to hospitals. Deputies are looking for two men in this shooting. About ten hours earlier, Andy Medina was also killed in Lamont. No word on whether the two homicides are related.

Date: 12/01/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Black
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: 900 block of Baker Street
Zip Code: 93305
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Erskine Carr, Jr. was shot March 17 in the 900 block of Baker Street. The coroner reports he died December 1 due to complications from his wounds.

Date: 11/29/2017
Cause of death: Stab wounds
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: Hispanic
Category: Stabbing
Crime Scene: 600 Hosking Ave.
Zip Code: 93307
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: Marcos Vargas was found dead in his gated apartment complex in south Bakersfield this past month. Vargas was an attorney with Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance. The Secret Witness of Kern County received an anonymous donation from a local resident. Officials said the reward is up to $10,000 for information on suspects responsible for the killing of Vargas. In May 2018, Nicholas Charlie Quintana, 19, was arrested on suspicion of murder.

Date: 11/29/2017
Cause of death: Stab wounds
Victim's Race: Black
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Stabbing
Crime Scene: Desert Star Drive and Dawn Road in Rosamond
Zip Code: 93560
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident:

Date: 11/24/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Not yet released
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: 8200 block of North Laurelglen Drive
Zip Code: 93311
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Charges filed - one suspect outstanding
Incident: Hardeep Singh was shot outside the Cambridge Village Apartments off North Laurelglen Boulevard just before midnight Friday night. Tinamarie Hawthorne, 32, and a 17 year old boy were arrested 8 months later on suspicion of felony charges. Tymere Ross was arrested in August 2018. Police are still looking for Kenton McDaniel.

Date: 11/19/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: 800 block of South A Street, Arvin
Zip Code: 93203
Place of Death: At the Scene
Agency: Arvin Police Department
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident:

Date: 11/12/2017
Cause of death: Blunt force trauma
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Assault
Crime Scene: 200 block of Truxtun Avenue
Zip Code: 93301
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: Isaac Matthew Ortiz was assaulted just after 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 in the 200 block of Truxtun Avenue, near Union Avenue. Ortiz died eight days later at Kern Medical. Police said Jose Martin Gonzales and Danny Carlos Garcia and Manuel Martinez were behind the beating. All three men are charged with first-degree murder and are being held without bail.

Date: 11/11/2017
Cause of death: Not released
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race:
Category: Assault
Crime Scene: Not released
Zip Code: Not released
Place of Death: Not released
Agency: Delano Police Department
Judicial Status: Not released
Incident: Delano police have not released any details of this homicide. We found it through the Department of Justice homicide report. According to the report, a 63 year old man was killed by a stranger using a personal weapon (hands/feet, etc.) We contacted Delano police for details, but they said they did not have any information.

Date: 11/11/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: White
Accused's Race: Hispanic
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: Kovacevich Park
Zip Code: 93203
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Arvin Police Department
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: The body of Dane Nance Ducker was found at a park on 5th Avenue in Arvin. Police said Ducker was shot. Medical personnel attempted lifesaving measures but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Guillermo Navarro, Jr. was initially arrested on suspicion of murder. The case was sent back to police for further investigation.

Date: 11/10/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Black
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Suspected gang shooting
Crime Scene: 800 block of Pershing Street
Zip Code: 93304
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: Major Sutton was shot and killed in an apartment in central Bakersfield. His pregnant mother, Johniece Williams, and 5-year-old brother King Smith were wounded. Family members said the boys were dancing and watching videos when two masked men broke into their apartment and opened fire. Major's grandmother said the gunman had the opportunity to realize his targets, and believes they deliberately shot them anyway. Three months after the shooting, police arrested Tyrone Deangelo Johnson, 21, David Reagan Palms, 19, and Myeisha Bernice Dale, 29, on suspicion of murder. In the past 3 years, Johnson has been arrested numerous times -- charged with crimes 12 times. He was arrested 9 days after Major Sutton's murder on gang related charges, but the charges were dropped two days later. Palms has been arrested once before for battery. Dale has one prior charge of drunk disorderly conduct. Bakersfield police have called this a gang related homicide, but they haven't said which gang they believe to be involved. The shooting happened just a few blocks from where 5-year-old Kason Guyton was killed in February. Bakersfield police say there are still no arrests in Kason's case. There is a reward up to $20,000 for information leading to an arrest and the filing of charges. Anyone with information is encouraged to call police 327-7111. To remain anonymous, call secret witness at 322-4040.

Date: 11/04/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Black
Accused's Race: Black
Category: Officer-involved shooting
Crime Scene: 1800 block of Planz Road
Zip Code: 93304
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Under review
Incident: A man was killed Saturday night in an officer-involved shooting in South Bakersfield. Authorities haven't released the names of the officer, or the man who was shot. According to Bakersfield Police Department Sgt. Ryan Kroeker, officers stopped a vehicle around 10:45 p.m. Saturday on Planz Road near South H Street. Kroeker said a man, who was in the vehicle, got out and ran. Kroeker said an officer shot the man. He was taken to a local hospital where he died. Police said the man had a gun, but it's unclear if officers were aware of that when the shooting occurred. Kroeker said a gun was recovered at the scene. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing. The man's identity will be released by the Kern County Coroner's Office. In a release Sunday, the Bakersfield Police Department said the officer who fired his weapon will be placed on administrative leave and the incident will be reviewed by the critical incident review board.

Date: 11/03/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Not yet released
Accused's Race: Black
Category: Casino shooting
Crime Scene: 1001 South Union Avenue
Zip Code: 93307
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: According to search warrants, multiple witnesses and surveillance video indicate Keon Brackendrige refused to provide an identification while trying to enter the Golden West Casino. When supervisor Richard Iloilo asked Brackenridge to provide an ID or leave, surveillance allegedly shows Brackridge begin to run away, before turning around and firing at Iloilo and another security guard. Security guards returned fire, hitting Brackenridge. Iloilo died at the scene. Brackenridge is charged with first degree murder, two counts of attempted murder and possession of a firearm by a felon. He pleaded not guilty. In a jailhouse interview, accused murderer Brackenridge told 17 News he was assaulted by security guards and had been harassed by them before.

Date: 11/01/2017
Cause of death: Stab wounds
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: White
Category: Stabbing
Crime Scene: 1005 El Tejon Avenue
Zip Code: 93308
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Marco Nungaray, 31, was stabbed in the 1000 block of El Tejon Avenue. Officials said he was transported to Kern Medical where he died an hour later. Family and friends told 17 News Nungaray was arguing with David Keith Ringer in the doorway of a home on El Tejon avenue in Oildale on the night of the stabbing. KCSO said deputies did not initially arrest anyone waiting to see if Nungaray was killed in self defense. Ringer was charged with first-degree murder.

Date: 10/23/2017
Cause of death: Stab wounds
Victim's Race: White
Accused's Race: White
Category: Family violence
Crime Scene: 19900 Block Luana Drive, Tehachapi
Zip Code: 93561
Place of Death: At the Scene
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: Detectives found Barbara Jensen, 75, stabbed to death inside her Tehachapi home. Deputies said they're not sure when exactly the killing took place. Police stopped her son in Arizona when he abruptly confessed to murdering his own mother. Matthew Jensen, 50, has no criminal record in Kern. According to Facebook, he worked for the red cross and served in the marines before moving in with his mother. Neighbors said he lived with his mother in her Tehachapi home for 5 or 6 years. Barbara Jensen was a well known english teacher at Monroe School in Tehachapi in her earlier years. Though investigators believe they have their killer, the real mystery here is the motive.

Date: 10/22/2017
Cause of death: Stab wounds
Victim's Race: White
Accused's Race: Unknown
Category: Stabbing
Crime Scene: 4200 block of Union Avenue
Zip Code: 93305
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Conviction
Incident: Jeffrey Woodford was found fatally stabbed near Garces Memorial High School. Police arrested Dyllan Denna, 32, and Mary Holmes, 39. They pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. Denna took a plea deal, for a lesser charge of assault.

Date: 10/15/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: White
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: 1300 block of Rosamond Boulevard
Zip Code: 93560
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Deputies responded to a report of gunshots heard in the 1300 block of Rosamond Boulevard. They found Daniel Holloway's body inside the home. Investigators said there were bullet holes in the front door.

Date: 10/14/2017
Cause of death: Strangulation
Victim's Race: Not released
Accused's Race: Unknown
Category: Not released
Crime Scene: 118 Grove St.
Zip Code: 93305
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: Police responded to an assault with a deadly weapon at the Town and Country Motel near Union Avenue. Officers found a woman dead. Authorities haven't released details of how she died. Her identity hasn't been released. Near the scene, Eldrick Richmond, 57, was detained and questioned for his involvement. He was arrested on suspicion of murder. Police reports reveal Richmond told detectives in an interview, he and the woman had been involved in a physical confrontation in the moments leading up to her death. Richmond admitted he struck and strangled the victim, resulting in her death.

Date: 10/14/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: Hispanic
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: 2000 block of Princeton Street
Zip Code: 93215
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Delano Police Department
Judicial Status: Suspect identified - no charges filed
Incident: Adan Aguilar Berrera, 36, was shot multiple times on the front porch of a home on Princeton Street. Berrera died at the scene. Inside the home, officers found 90 pounds of marijuana packaged for sale along with other paraphernalia. However, detectives said there isn't any evidence the drugs are connected to Berrera's murder. Police are looking for Audel Flores Reyes, 31, in connection to the murder. If you have any information, call Delano Police at 721-3377 or the tip line, 721-3369.

Date: 10/12/2017
Cause of death: Stab wounds
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Stabbing
Crime Scene: 1000 Myrtle Avenue
Zip Code: 93241
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Alonso Elenes was stabbed to death in the 10000 block of Myrtle Avenue, just south of Panama Road. No suspect information has been released. Anyone with details is urged to call 861-3110 or the secret witness hotline, 322-4040.

Date: 10/07/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Black
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: 300 block of East 3rd Street
Zip Code: 93307
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Maurice Wright was shot at killed on East 3rd Street near South King Street. Another woman was wounded. Police haven't released any information on her condition other than saying she is stable. No arrests have been made. According to the DOJ homicide report, there were three suspects in the case.

Date: 10/06/2017
Cause of death: Not released
Victim's Race: Not released
Accused's Race: Not released
Category: Child abuse death
Crime Scene: 1700 block of La France Drive
Zip Code: 93304
Place of Death: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: Arrest
Incident:

Date: 10/01/2017
Cause of death: Stab wounds
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Stabbing
Crime Scene: 100 block of B Street, Arvin
Zip Code: 93203
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Arvin Police Department
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Arvin police found a man suffering from apparent stab wounds in the 100 block of B Street. Police said the man appeared to be in his mid-20s. No other details have been released.

Date: 09/23/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Black
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Suspected gang shooting
Crime Scene: 818 Real Rd.
Zip Code: 93309
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Edwin Smith was shot to death in the parking lot of Martini's Bar at Regency Lanes Bowling Alley. Four other people were wounded. Four men were arrested in December during a multi-agency gang sweep. Danny Willis, Skylor Billings, Gary Pierson, Jr. and Gary Clayton are accused of first-degree murder. This isn't the first shooting in that area. Another shooting occurred in the parking lot in August. One person sustained moderate wounds in that shooting, but no arrests were made. In 2014, Lionell McGee Jr., 25, was shot and killed outside Regency Bowling Alley and Martini's. Three men were arrested in that shooting.

Date: 09/16/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: White
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: Lincoln and Hurrle Avenues
Zip Code: 93308
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Robert Wilson was shot while driving in Oildale. Witnesses said they saw the vehicle leaving the area of Hurrle and Lincoln Avenues then crash into a fence. Investigators detained several people, but say they didn't make any arrests.

Date: 09/03/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: 1313 Uffert St.
Zip Code: 93306
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Two deadly shootings less than an hour apart in east Bakersfield left two men dead. About 40 minutes after Alexander Hernandez was killed in drive-by shooting on Lake Street, the sheriff's department was called out to a shooting in the 1300 block of Uffert Street, near Niles Street -- about three miles away. Deputies found Anthony Sam Medina suffering from gunshot wounds. First responders tried to save Medina, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Homicide investigators took over investigation. Authorities have not said if these shootings are related.

Date: 09/03/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: 500 block of Lake Street
Zip Code: 93305
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Two deadly shootings less than an hour apart in east Bakersfield left two men dead. Police responded to a drive-by shooting in the 500 block of Lake Street just after 12:30 a.m. Officers found 56-year-old Alexander Hernandez suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Police on scene said Hernandez was with a couple people in the alley when a vehicle approached and fired rounds at them. He was transported to Kern Medical where he later died. Authorities have not said if these shootings are related.

Date: 08/30/2017
Cause of death: Blunt force trauma
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Assault
Crime Scene: 5201 Monitor St.
Zip Code: 93307
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Charges filed.
Incident: Police didn't publicly release information about this killing. Family members contacted 17 News, looking for justice for Jesus Armando Torres. Family members said police did not initially investigate his death as a homicide. Police said there were signs of a possible overdose. The coroner determined that was not the case. According to a death record, the coroner determined Torres died of blunt force trauma. Police said they are now investigating this as a homicide. No suspect information was available.

Date: 08/30/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: White
Category: Officer-involved shooting
Crime Scene: 601 Pacheco Road
Zip Code: 93307
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Under review
Incident: Two officers walked into a home on Pacheco Road -- responding to a disturbance call between a man and a woman. At some point after entering the home, officer Josh Duetinger was shot in the face and his left elbow. Officer Matthew Johnson was hit in his left bicep, his chest, and the front of his right hip. The bullets that his hit chest and hip were stopped by his protective vest and his duty belt, most likely saving his life. Isaac Cervantes, 22, has been identified as the shooter. The gun recovered from the scene was registered to him. He died in the gunfire.

Date: 08/27/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: Black and White
Category: Robbery
Crime Scene: 2350 State Highway 58
Zip Code: 93501
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: Raymond Angel Luna-Martinez, 20, of Lancaster was shot to death in the parking lot of fast trip in Mojave. He died at the scene. His father was also shot, but is recovering. Deputies believe the shooting started as an attempted robbery and the two victims met the suspects in the parking lot. A neighbor had surveillance video of the shooting. The camera angle faces outside the home toward the gas station. It appears the suspected gunman runs down the street, followed by the victim's father. You see some sort of interaction between the two men and the suspected gunman again runs off, eventually going back to the gas station and flee the scene. The sheriff's office said deputies on the way to the shooting spotted the suspect vehicle and saw a gun being tossed from it. A man and a woman -- Dante Strong, 20, and Blu Tuch, 21,were detained at a third location -- at Inyo and L Streets. KCSO said those two have since been arrested. Investigators believe Strong shot both victims. The shooting survivor was taken to a hospital with moderate to major injuries. Strong and Tuch have been booked on suspicion of murder, attempted murder, robbery, conspiracy and aggravated mayhem.

Date: 08/21/2017
Cause of death: Blunt force trauma
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: Unknown
Category: Assault
Crime Scene: 1700 block of Bradley Avenue
Zip Code: 93304
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: According to Bakersfield police, Ruben Rodriguez was assaulted in the 1700 block of Bradley Avenue just before 1 p.m. July 25. He was transported to Kern Medical. Rodriguez was pronounced dead Aug. 21. An autopsy revealed the cause of death was blunt injuries to his head and the manner was homicide. Benjamin Gredler was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon.

Date: 08/20/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: Hispanic
Category: Domestic violence
Crime Scene: 1249 S Garth St., Ridgecrest
Zip Code: 93555
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: A Ridgecrest man is accused of murdering his neighbor following a domestic disturbance. Deputies were called a home in the 1200 block of South Garth Street in Ridgecrest. When deputies arrived, they were confronted by Jose Romero, 62. KCSO said Romero was armed with a rifle. According to sheriff's reports -- Romero hit his wife in the head with a handgun several times. His wife managed to escape, and while Romero searched for her, deputies said he confronted his neighbor, where he believed his wife was hiding. KCSO said Romero shot his neighbor with a rifle, killing her. The coroner has identified her as Elsa Rodas, 63. Romero pleaded not guilty to murder.

Date: 08/19/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Homeless man killed
Crime Scene: 700 block of Williams Street
Zip Code: 93305
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Police were called to the 700 block of Williams Street after an employee of the homeless shelter found the victim, who had apparently been shot to death. Shelter staff said the few belongings the man had, were not taken and it appears he may have been sleeping when he was shot. According to the DOJ homicide report, he was shot execution style.

Date: 08/19/2017
Cause of death: Stab wounds
Victim's Race: White
Accused's Race: White
Category: Love triangle
Crime Scene: 1120 Roberts Lane #5
Zip Code: 93308
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: Conviction
Incident: Deputies found Arnold Ford stabbed several times in the upper torso-in a home on Roberts Lane, right by Sanford Drive in Oildale. The call came in as a peace disturbance. Ford died about half an hour later at Kern Medical. According to a Go Fund Me page made in his honor, Ford was a father of four. According to investigation reports, Christopher Mangham told sheriff's deputies the two had long argued over an affair Mangham had with Ford's wife. Mangham said he was at Ford's home, using drugs in the bathroom, when Ford returned to the home. Mangham said Ford had previously made violent threats, so Mangham armed himself with a knife and then stabbed Ford during an argument. He told investigators he was acting in self defense when he stabbed Ford. Mangham was initially charged with first-degree murder. He pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter.

Date: 08/19/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: 5015 College Avenue
Zip Code: 93306
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Deputies found a man shot to death in the 5000 block of College Avenue, near Oswell Street. Adan Ceniceros was pronounced dead at the scene.

Date: 08/14/2017
Cause of death: Drowning
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: Unknown
Category: Drowning
Crime Scene: 1350 Easton Drive
Zip Code: 93309
Place of Death: Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Conviction
Incident: A mother is accused of leaving her three kids -- two babies and another child -- in the care of her cousin and his girlfriend, 40-year-old Celena Martinez, at the Motel 6 on Easton Drive off California Avenue near Highway 99. At some point, police say the children were given a bath and left unattended. Martinez found one of the children unresponsive in the bathtub. The baby was alive when he was taken to the hospital, but BPD said he later died. Martinez was arrested and is charged with two counts of felony child endangerment. BPD says the mother's cousin has not been charged with anything. They believe he was asleep at the time and Martinez was in charge of the kids. Officers have not released the man's name. The two other children are back with their mother. Martinez took a plea deal. She was sentenced to a year in jail. She also had to go through substance abuse treatment and was given five years probation.

Date: 08/11/2017
Cause of death: Stab wounds
Victim's Race: White
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Love triangle
Crime Scene: 6100 block of Sugarloaf Lane
Zip Code: 93307
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: Suspect identified - no charges filed
Incident: Brian Bland was stabbed inside an east Bakersfield home. Investigators said there were at least four people in the home when the stabbing happened, including the victim, his ex-girlfriend and her current boyfriend. According to KCSO, there was a physical confrontation between the victim and his ex-girlfriend's current boyfriend, Andres Esparza. Authorities said Bland was stabbed at least once during the confrontation. Deputies said the Esparza took off after the stabbing. Andres Esparza was arrested on suspicion of murder. The district attorney's office hasn't filed charges. The case was sent back to the sheriff's department for further review.

Date: 08/05/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Pot shop shooting
Crime Scene: 500 Workman Street
Zip Code: 93307
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Nathaniel Lil Nuns Valderrama was shot to death inside a southeast Bakersfield marijuana dispensary. It happened around 10:45 a.m. on a Saturday at the Blue Cookies Collective. According to the coroner, Valderrama was shot in the head. Police said there were beer bottles and empty beer boxes outside the building, but it's unclear if alcohol was involved. This is the second deadly shooting this year at a marijuana collective.

Date: 07/30/2017
Cause of death: Stab wounds
Victim's Race: Black
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Fight
Crime Scene: 1500 block of West Dolphin Avenue in Ridgecrest
Zip Code: 93555
Place of Death: Ridgecrest Hospital
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: Suspect identified - no charges filed
Incident: Sheriff's officials said Malik Jamal Mallett was stabbed to death during a a fight at a Ridgecrest home. When officers arrived, they found three men suffering from stab wounds. Two men were detained, but havne't been arrested. The case was turned over to the sheriff's office. According to KCSO, the two men, whose identities haven't been released, were involved in a fight with Mallett and two other men. Investigators said Mallett and two men assaulted the two men accused of stabbing the three. Officials said the case will be submitted to the district attorney's office to determine if charges will be filed.

Date: 07/23/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Black
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: 700 block of Knotts Street
Zip Code: 93305
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Earl Donita Glinton was shot to death in a neighborhood near Bakersfield College. Another man was also shot. He survived. Investigators haven't released any suspect information.

Date: 07/21/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: Hispanic
Category: Suspected gang shooting
Crime Scene: 8109 Paradise Road in Lamont
Zip Code: 93241
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: Authorities said Abraham Rubio was involved in a verbal confrontation with the three men accused of killing him. Juan Montano, 22, his brother Jose Montano, 21, and Giovanni Jasso, 19, all pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and participating in a street gang. Juan Montano also pleaded not guilty to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

Date: 07/20/2017
Cause of death: Stab wounds
Victim's Race: White
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Prison death
Crime Scene: North Kern State Prison
Zip Code: 93215
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Judicial Status: Unknown
Incident: Allen Lee Fagerson of Kingman, Ariz. was fatally stabbed in a prison cell at North Kern State Prison. No word of any suspects.

Date: 07/19/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: East Indian
Accused's Race: Black
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: 2211 Cottonwood Road
Zip Code: 93307
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: Warrants state Lonnie Haynes, Jr. previously threatened to kill employees at Payless Liquor after he was kicked out for being too drunk. According to documents, on July 19, Haynes made good on this threats, shooting up the the store. Ali Ali, who was working at the store, returned fire. Haynes fled the store just as Ali Ali's brother, Tarek Ali, 25, pulled up. Tarek Ali attempted to hit Haynes with his car - and a second gun battle broke out between Haynes and Tarek Ali. The pair shot each other multiple times. Tarek Ali died at the scene. Haynes was rushed to the hospital. Haynes was found with two guns, and a machete like knife. He was wearing a bullet proof vest. Haynes is still hospitalized, but expected to survive. Officers say Haynes will be taken into custody once he's released from the hospital. Tarek Ali's brother was shot to death almost exactly a year prior. Saddam Muslih Ali, 25, was shot and killed on July 16, 2016 on 8th Street in central Bakersfield. Two men have been charged in that case.

Date: 07/16/2017
Cause of death: Strangulation
Victim's Race: White
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Assault
Crime Scene: 10600 Michele Ave.
Zip Code: 93312
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: No charges filed - self defense
Incident: Sheriff's deputies responded around 1:30 a.m. to a peace disturbance on Michele Avenue -- in a neighborhood near Hageman Road and Verdugo Lane. That's where they found John Maltby, 32, unresponsive and not breathing. Investigators said there was a party at the home and several people were involved in a fight. No other details have been released. KCSO submitted the case to the district attorney's office.

Date: 07/14/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Black
Accused's Race: Black
Category: Fight
Crime Scene: 2114 block of Kenniston Street
Zip Code: 93505
Place of Death: Antelope Valley Hospital
Agency: California City Police Department
Judicial Status: Conviction
Incident: Isaac Cain is accused of shooting Quentin Beverly, 42, in the abdomen Friday night during an argument inside a home. According to court documents, Cain left the room and returned with a handgun and shot Beverly once. Beverly was taken to Antelope Valley Hospital where he died. Documents said Cain's girlfriend called police and told them Cain wanted to turn himself in. Cain pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter. A first-degree murder charge was dismissed.

Date: 07/14/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: Hispanic
Category: Suspected gang shooting
Crime Scene: East Sherwood Ave. & San Pedro Street in McFarland
Zip Code: 93250
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: McFarland Police Department
Judicial Status: Charges dropped
Incident: William Carillo, Jr. was shot to death in a McFarland neighborhood. Samuel Alaniz, 18, pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder charge. His charges were later dropped.

Date: 07/05/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: Hispanic
Category: Drive-by shooting
Crime Scene: 300 block of Clinton Street in Delano
Zip Code: 93215
Place of Death: Delano Regional Medical Center
Agency: Delano Police Department
Judicial Status: Charges filed - one suspect outstanding
Incident: Delano Police Department are investigating the link between a shooting that left one man dead and a high-speed chase in Tulare County. According to police, an officer was in the 1300 block of Clinton Street near Fremont Elementary School when he heard several gunshots. While investigating the area, the officer noticed a white SUV driving down Clinton Street. The police officer attempted a traffic stop but the driver of the SUV failed to stop and led officers on a high speed-chase into Tulare County where officers lost the vehicle. During the pursuit, Delano police responded to a 911 call that a man was shot in the 1300 block of Clinton Street. When officers arrived, they found 28-year-old Diego Morfin suffering from gunshot wounds. The coroners office confirmed Morfin was taken to Delano Regional Medical where he died. The suspect vehicle was occupied by three Hispanic male subjects who are considered armed and dangerous. Delano police said the white SUV was recovered in Tulare County. Sergio Valle was arrested in May 2018 in Mexico. Police are still looking for Rosario Perez.

Date: 07/04/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Black
Accused's Race: Black
Category: Suspected gang shooting/pot shop shooting
Crime Scene: 2545 Union Ave.
Zip Code: 93305
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: Michael Dorrough was shot to death and his girlfriend, Alize Webber, was critically wounded in the parking lot of a pot shop on Union Avenue. They were sitting in a car in front of the Mars Collective Marijuana Store. Troy Douglas Sanders pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and gang charges. Charging documents state Sanders and Rudolph Romels Gibson III are known members of the East Side Crips street gang. The documents state Sanders and Gibson killed Dorrough for the benefit of the gang. The district attorney's office is seeking the death penalty in the case. Gibson was arrested nearly a year later and charges with murder.

Date: 07/02/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: Hispanic
Category: Workplace violence
Crime Scene: 8500 block of Rolling Bay Drive
Zip Code: 93312
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Suspect identified - no charges filed
Incident: BPD said Pedro Sandate was shot to death on the front porch of his home, with two family members inside the home. Police said Sandate owned Sandate transport, a trucking business where the suspected shooter Pierro Rizzo used to work. Rizzo is wanted on suspicion of murder.

Date: 06/26/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: 1500 block of Albany Street in Delano
Zip Code: 93215
Place of Death: Delano Regional Medical Center
Agency: Delano Police Department
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Delano police were called out to a reported assault. When they arrived, they found David Ramirez had been shot. He was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Date: 06/25/2017
Cause of death: Blunt force trauma
Victim's Race: Black
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Hit by a car
Crime Scene: Intersection of L and Shasta Streets, Mojave
Zip Code: 93501
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Jesse Lee Wisner, 45 was found dead on the side of a road in Mojave. The sheriff's office initially said he was shot. The coroner determined Wisner died from being hit by a car. No arrests have been made.

Date: 06/24/2017
Cause of death: Undisclosed
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race:
Category: Unknown
Crime Scene: Unknown
Zip Code: Unknown
Place of Death: Unknown
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Unknown
Incident: Bakersfield police are investigating a death in June as a homicide. The coroner hasn't determined the cause of death. No other details were released. Through the Department of Justice homicide report, we determined a 60 year old man was killed June 24. Police never released details about this death. According to the report, he was killed by a stranger using a personal weapon. The contributing circumstance states facts provided did not permit determination of circumstances (skeletal remains.)

Date: 06/24/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Suspected gang shooting
Crime Scene: 1000 block of Lexington Avenue, Delano
Zip Code: 93215
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Delano Police Department
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Antonio Gutierrez, Jr. Was shot in the 1000 block of Lexington Avenue. Delano police haven't released any suspect information.

Date: 06/23/2017
Cause of death: Acute neck compression
Victim's Race: White
Accused's Race: White
Category: Child abuse
Crime Scene: 2600 Block Crestview Avenue, Lake Isabella
Zip Code: 93240
Place of Death: Kern Valley Hospital
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: Michael Johnson is accused of killing his 9 months old daughter, Seraphim Ould-Johnson. It wasn't until eight months after her death that the coroner announced it was a homicide. Court documents said Johnson admitted to smothering the baby until she stopped breathing. The child's mother claims her death was an accident.

Date: 06/11/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Other
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: 4213 Garnsey Lane
Zip Code: 93309
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Family members said Mustashizur Rahman was a hard-working man who always helped others. He owned a American Express Taxi. His wife said Rahman loved the taxi business and was about to get off work when he was shot and killed outside of his southwest Bakersfield home. Rahman and his family moved to Bakersfield from Bangladesh 20 years ago.

Date: 06/10/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: 800 block of 3rd Street, McFarland
Zip Code: 93250
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: McFarland Police Department
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: McFarland Police found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. Martin Zepeda and another man, whose identity hasn't been released, were transported to a local hospital by friends and family. Police said both men had major wounds. Zepeda later died.

Date: 06/08/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: Unknown
Category: Officer-involved shooting
Crime Scene: 400 block of West Haloid Avenue
Zip Code: 93555
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Kern County District Attorney’s Office
Judicial Status: Officer(s) cleared
Incident: The Ridgecrest Police Department identified a man who was shot dead by officers in Ridgecrest as Oscar Junior, 45, of Los Angeles. A 911 call came in at 11:57 a.m. reporting a man running with a gun after threatening people inside a home in the 500 block of South Sunset Street, Ridgecrest police said. At the time, the department was hosting a Street Interdiction Team operation, in which officers from several agencies around the county were participating. A team of officers from the operation was in the area and responded to the scene, police said. Junior pointed a gun at the officers, but continued to run, according to police. Junior then climbed onto a roof in the 400 block of West Haloid Avenue and pointed the gun at officers. Seven officers opened fire on Junior, police said. Six are with the Ridgecrest Police Department, one is a Taft police officer. No officers were injured. The Kern County District Attorney's Office is investigating the shooting. Ridgecrest police said Junior was on active parole with the California Department of Corrections and was not supposed to be in the Ridgecrest area. He also had an extensive criminal history involving felony convictions for firearms violations.

Date: 06/03/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: Hispanic
Category: Drive-by shooting
Crime Scene: 333 Union Avenue
Zip Code: 93307
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: Carlos Munoz was shot and killed in front of the Family Dollar store on Union Avenue. The store was open at the time of the shooting. Police said he was shot at least once. He was hospitalized, but later died. Police said the shooter was driving a silver S.U.V. Jose Zambrano, Juan Rubio and Jose Urenda were charged with first-degree murder.

Date: 05/28/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: Hispanic
Category: Love triangle
Crime Scene: 6900 Valleyview Drive
Zip Code: 93306
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: Edwin Lima was shot to death inside an east Bakersfield apartment. He was killed on his birthday. According to court records, his co-worker Sandra Sanchez lives in the apartment where Lima was killed. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation named her husband, Rigoberto Sanchez, as the suspected shooter. All three -- correctional officers in Tehachapi. Court documents state Rigoberto Sanchez filed for divorce in April. According to the petition for divorce, Rigoberto and Sandra Sanchez had been separated since October. He cited irreconcilable differences. They were married for 13 years. Court records show they filed for bankruptcy in 2012. Documents state this was the third bankruptcy Sandra Sanchez filed in two years. The filings included properties in Los Angeles and Riverside counties along with car loans. The couple was still making bankruptcy payments. Rigoberto Sanchez was arrested nearly a month after the shooting in Mexico.

Date: 05/28/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: 7600 block of Kearney Avenue in Lamont
Zip Code: 93241
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Anthony Mosqueda was gunned down on a Sunday afternoon outside his home on Kearney Avenue in Lamont. His mother said he was on his way to buy his nieces and nephews candy when he was killed. Sheriff's officials say Mosqueda was shot by two men. No arrests have been made.

Date: 05/26/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: 300 block of Laurel Avenue in Arvin
Zip Code: 93203
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Arvin Police Department
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: Officers found a man, whose identity has not been released, inside a vehicle suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the upper body. He was taken to the hospital where he later died of his injuries. Mohamed Edward Derham was arrested on suspicion of murder.

Date: 05/23/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: White
Accused's Race: White
Category: Family violence
Crime Scene: 1000 Olive Drive
Zip Code: 93308
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: No charges filed - self defense
Incident: Two men, with a complicated family dynamic, got into an argument Monday night that ended with one of them shooting the other. Raymond Rankin, 62, is accused of shooting his former son-in-law, Dustin Johnson, 35, during an argument at an apartment complex on Olive Drive in Oildale. Nick Stokes said Johnson was threatening him over social media. Rankin, his fiance's grandfather, came to Stokes defense. Stokes said Rankin warned Johnson he had a gun and would shoot him. He said Johnson ran toward them and Rankin shot him. Rankin was taken into custody and questioned, but has since been released. Authorities initially said Johnson was expected to survive, but hours later, sheriff's officials say he died during surgery. Family members said Johnson's brother, Trenton Nelson, was stabbed to death in May 2010 during a fight in Oildale.

Date: 05/21/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Black
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: 2800 block of Morin Court
Zip Code: 93304
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Ronail Sheppherd, 23, and Alexis Ayala, 19, were shot in a vehicle on Morin Court, in a neighborhood south of Valley Plaza Mall. Ayala died in the vehicle. Sheppherd got out, ran a short distance and died in the 3100 block of Coventry Drive. There is no suspect information in these shootings.

Date: 05/21/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: 3100 block of Coventry Drive
Zip Code: 93304
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Ronail Sheppherd, 23, and Alexis Ayala, 19, were shot in a vehicle on Morin Court, in a neighborhood south of Valley Plaza Mall. Ayala died in the vehicle. Sheppherd got out, ran a short distance and died in the 3100 block of Coventry Drive. There is no suspect information in these shootings. The coroner said Ayala died of a gunshot wound to the head.

Date: 05/20/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: White
Accused's Race: White
Category: Murder suicide
Crime Scene: 400 20th St.
Zip Code: 93301
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: N/A
Incident: Authorities said Brandy Meza was killed in a murder-suicide. The suspected shooter's granddaughter, Naomi Hernandez, said the two were dating. She said her grandfather, Eugene Storer, 71, was completely in love with Meza, 38. Storer and Meza were found in his apartment on 20th Street in downtown Bakersfield. A neighbor reported not seeing Storer for several days and smelling an odor coming from the apartment. Police said the two had been dead for several days and their bodies were decomposed. The coroner determined Meza was shot in the head. Her death was ruled homicide. Storer died of suicide, also a gunshot wound to the head.

Date: 05/16/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Black
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: 1200 38th St.
Zip Code: 93301
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: The shooting happened around 10 p.m. in the parking lot of the Willows Apartment Complex. BPD said the shooters are possibly four men wearing dark clothing. Around the same time -- officers detained a man with a gun at 36th and O Streets. Officers haven't said if the two incidents are connected.

Date: 05/06/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: White
Accused's Race: White
Category: Workplace violence
Crime Scene: 1566 Nolan St.
Zip Code: 93555
Place of Death: Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: Acquittal
Incident: Michael Davis was shot and killed at a dog training school in Ridgecrest. The owner of Cameo Kennels, Philip Norwood, is accused of killing Davis. Davis' wife worked at the kennel. She told deputies Norwood shot her husband while the couple was arguing. Norwood has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. His first trial produced a hung jury. A second jury returned a not guilty verdict.

Date: 05/01/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: White
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: Sunshine Avenue, just south of Ming Avenue
Zip Code: 93307
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Robert Coddington was found in the road suffering from a gunshot wound.

Date: 04/30/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: Hispanic
Category: Fight
Crime Scene: 2698 Mount Vernon Ave.
Zip Code: 93305
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: Police say Jonathan Canchola was stabbed and shot during a fight at a gas station in northeast Bakersfield. It happened at the AMPM store on Mount Vernon Avenue. Another man who was involved in the fight was hospitalized with stab wounds.

Date: 04/29/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Black
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Drive-by shooting
Crime Scene: Planz and Stine Roads
Zip Code: 93309
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Greatone Zachary was shot at the intersection of Planz and Stine Roads. Police are still searching for the shooter. According to BPD, the shooter drove off in a black four door vehicle with tinted rear windows. The coroner said he died of a gunshot wound to the head.

Date: 04/25/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: White
Accused's Race: Asian
Category: Robbery
Crime Scene: 212 Goodman Street
Zip Code: 93305
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Suspect identified - no charges filed
Incident: A local doctor said he was defending himself when he shot and killed a man who attacked him inside his office. Dr. Edwin Zong said David Lang claimed to be a new client walked into his northeast Bakersfield office and immediately started beating the doctor. It happened just before 6 p.m. at Oasis Medical Group, not far from Bernard and Alta Vista Streets. Zong told 17 News he thought he was going to die. Police said Zong fired at Lang three times. Lang stumbled out of the office and collapsed in a nearby parking lot, where he died. A witness saw at least part of what happened. Zong said he is a holistic doctor, specializing in natural medicine. He added, he provides prescriptions for medical marijuana to established patients, but does not keep any drugs inside his business. Police said Zong is not expected to be charged.

Date: 04/11/2017
Cause of death: Asphyxia
Victim's Race: White
Accused's Race: Hispanic
Category: Domestic violence
Crime Scene: 3000 block of Dore Drive
Zip Code: 93304
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: Stacy Duke was strangled to death in a south Bakersfield garage. Her brother, Adam Pittman, said Duke lived a short, hard life. Pittman said their mother had four children -- and Duke was born into foster care. He said the four kids never all lived together and they were always in and out of the system because their mother struggled with addiction. Pittman said he last heard from Duke about 4 months ago when she said she was living in Bakersfield with a boyfriend. Pittman said Duke was forced to grow up too fast. She had social media accounts claiming to be 22 years old. Gerardo Rodriguez, 23, is accused of Duke's murder. A search warrant states a witness told police she saw Rodriguez straddling the teen, using one arm to hold her down, and the other to hold a pillow over her face. The warrant said the witness told police the girl wasn't moving when she saw her. It also states the witness told police Rodriguez and Duke dated at one point. Documents state Duke was obviously deceased and there were possible strangulation marks on her neck. It goes on to describe firefighters at the home seeing a shirtless Rodriguez sweating profusely, mumbling "I'm sorry" to himself. Rodriguez was ordered to undergo psychological treatment at a state mental hospital. In October, the District Attorney's office said it could be months before it's determined if he is mentally competent to stand trial. The Department of Justice homicide list states she was killed while the suspect raped her.

Date: 04/04/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: White
Category: Officer-involved shooting
Crime Scene: Hudson Place at Greenfield Park Drive
Zip Code: 93307
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Officer(s) cleared
Incident: Police were investigating a series of robberies when they found the suspect vehicle. Police said they signaled for the car to pull over, leading to a high-speed chase where the suspect vehicle crashed into a tree. After the crash, Rogelio Landa and another suspected robber, Andrew Crotwell, fled from the car and ran in different directions. Landa was shot and killed. Police said before the vehicle crashed, a gun was thrown from the car. They haven't recovered a weapon, but police found an airsoft gun in the vehicle. Anita Carvajal, 44, was also in the car when the shooting happened. She and Crotwell were both booked on various charges including murder because Landa died during the commission of a felony. The charges were never filed. Landa and Crotwell are accused of robbing a market and a recycling center a few hours before the shooting. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said there was a fugitive warrant out for Landa. They said he was considered a parolee at large. In a jailhouse interview, Rotwell said he and Landa, who he calls Tito, were partners in crime. He said it was their way of making a living. Crotwell said police overreacted when they shot and killed his friend. Officer Spencer Carlson was cleared in the shooting.

Date: 04/01/2017
Cause of death: Smoke inhalation and thermal burns
Victim's Race: White
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Fire
Crime Scene: 215 Beardsley Ave.
Zip Code: 93308
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: Suspect identified - no charges filed
Incident: Danielle Karlen's remains were found in a shed on Beardsley Avenue that burned to the ground. The coroner didn't rule on the cause and manner of death for more than two months. Investigators said her body was so badly burned, determining how she died wouldn't be easy. Hours before the fire, neighbors watched a love triangle unfold at the home -- as Karlen fought with a woman she suspected her boyfriend was cheating with. Lauren Phillips, 19, spoke with 17 News a few days after the fire. She denied starting the fire, but said she was the only suspect Karlen's death. No arrests have been made.

Date: 03/28/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Suspected gang shooting
Crime Scene: 1300 block of Pacific Street
Zip Code: 93305
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: A body was found early in the morning in an alley in east Bakersfield. Police found shell casings around the body and determined James Aaron Hernandez had been shot. No information has been released on the shooter.

Date: 03/28/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: White
Accused's Race: White
Category: Fight
Crime Scene: 19000 block of Back Canyon Road in Twin Oaks
Zip Code: 93518
Place of Death: Unknown
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: Charges dropped
Incident: Kristin Goldsberry's body was discovered in a shallow grave in Twin Oaks, east of Bakersfield. The sheriff's office said it received a report of a possible homicide in the area of Back Canyon Road and Caliente Creek Road. That's where detectives said Cori Cotton, 33, shot and killed another woman during an argument fiver days earlier. The boyfriends of both women were there. Detectives said Cotton also fired shots Goldsberry's boyfriend who got away. Both Cotton and her boyfriend, Bret Stroud, 56, were more than a week after the incident after detectives served a search warrant at the property where the shooting happened. Detectives found the victim's body there in a shallow grave, along with multiple firearms in the residence. Cotton pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. Stroud pleaded not guilty to an accessory charge. The charges were later dropped. The District Attorney's office said it plans to refile the case.

Date: 03/17/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Black
Accused's Race: Black
Category: Suspected gang shooting
Crime Scene: 4200 block of Gordon Street
Zip Code: 93307
Place of Death: Bakersfield fire station 5 on east White Lane
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: Conviction
Incident: Prosecutors said Krystal San Nicholas Wandick -- an alleged member of the Country Girl Crips -- shot Albert King after an argument. Witnesses said King tried to strangle Wandick at a house party on Gordon Street. After the host kicked them out, Wandick apparently started another fight with King and shot him. A friend drove him to a nearby fire station where he died. Krystal San Nicholas Wandick was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter. She was sentenced to 21 years in prison.

Date: 03/17/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Black
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: 1500 block of S. Union Avenue
Zip Code: 93307
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Steffon Townsend was shot at Tacos La Villa on South Union Avenue. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Townsend died the next day. Deputies determined Townsend had been shot elsewhere and brought to the restaurant. There was a shooting the same morning about a mile and a half from the restaurant, but KCSO said they don't believe the two shootings were related.

Date: 03/12/2017
Cause of death: Blunt force trauma
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: White
Category: Prison death
Crime Scene: North Kern State Prison
Zip Code: 93215
Place of Death: North Kern State Prison
Agency: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: Corrections officers said another inmate, David Dooley, punched Rosendo Sosa in the face. Officials said Sosa did not fight back and fell on his back. He was transported to a hospital where the coroner said he died of acute blunt head injuries. Dooley is serving a three year sentence for corporal injury on a spouse. He was charged a year later.

Date: 03/11/2017
Cause of death: Stab wounds
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Party stabbing
Crime Scene: 2100 block of Dayton Avenue
Zip Code: 93304
Place of Death: San Joaquin Community Hospital
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Arrest
Incident: Miguel Garcia was stabbed at a party in south Bakersfield. He was dropped off at San Joaquin Community hospital suffering major stab wounds. He later died.

Date: 03/04/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: Hispanic
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: 1200 Block of Freemont Street in Delano
Zip Code: 93215
Place of Death: Delano Regional Medical Center
Agency: Delano Police Department
Judicial Status: Conviction
Incident: Police found Victor Palomo suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the 1200 block of Fremont Street, just east of Highway 99. According to the district attorney's office, Robert Henry Dominguez showed up at his estranged wife’s house and took her .9mm handgun and loaded magazine without her permission. Dominguez went to the victim’s trailer located in Delano. The victim was inside of his trailer with his girlfriend. Dominguez walked up to the front of the trailer and called the victim outside. The victim stepped outside where Dominguez shot and killed him. The victim’s girlfriend stepped outside and Dominguez forced her to the ground and threatened to kill her if she cooperated with law enforcement. Dominguez fled the scene and but was later apprehended by law enforcement. He was taken to Delano Regional Medical Center where he later died. Dominguez was sentenced to 105 years to life in prison

Date: 03/04/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: Hispanic
Category: Fight
Crime Scene: 4800 Fairfax Road
Zip Code: 93306
Place of Death: A local hispital
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: Eddie Castro was one of 12 siblings. He was shot and killed in the parking lot of a northeast Bakersfield gas station. Police said he was involved in a fight at the gas station that led to the shooting. Two brothers, Victor and Joel Quintero pleaded not guilty to murder.

Date: 03/02/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Black
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Suspected gang shooting
Crime Scene: 3901 Q Street #39B
Zip Code: 93301
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Daleno Tranell Williams, 18, was shot to death while he was asleep in his bed with his 6 month old baby and the child's mother. The woman was also shot, but is expected to survive. The baby was not wounded. A 5-year-old boy, who was in another bedroom, was also not wounded. Police said the several men kicked down the door of their apartment and opened fire. Bullets ripped through the apartment wall and into another unit. The shooting happened one week after a 5 year old boy was fatally shot.

Date: 03/01/2017
Cause of death: Asphyxia
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Family violence
Crime Scene: 2611 September Drive
Zip Code: 93313
Place of Death: Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Suspect identified - no charges filed
Incident: According to court documents, a wheelchair-bound man with cerebral palsy named Nicholas Dean was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. Only paramedics were involved in the response. Law enforcement never showed up to locate a crime scene. Several weeks later, an autopsy revealed he was the victim of a homicide and had been strangled. A toxicology report also revealed he was given a non-lethal dose of vicodin and a potentially lethal dose of heroin. Documents state Jessica Dean, Nicholas Dean's sister, was in charge of administering medication to the disabled man. Jessica Dean and her live in boyfriend, Michael Hernandez were Nicholas Dean's care takers and the only people home when he died. Hernandez told investigators he was the last person to see the handicapped man alive. He said he noticed Nicholas Dean needed CPR. He later changed his story and said Jessica Dean choked the man hours before his death. Neither Dean nor Hernandez has been charged. This isn't the first time the Dean family has been embroiled in a murder investigation. This isn't the first time the Dean family has been embroiled in a murder investigation. In 2014, Nicholas Dean's biological brother, Jonathan Dean, was murdered, police say by teenage hit-men, who were hired by Nicholas and Jonathan's adoptive father, George Dean. It later came out that George Dean was having a sexual relationship with the teen who pulled the trigger, killing Jonathan Dean. After George Dean was arrested, Jonathan Dean's disabled brother, Nicholas Dean, was placed into the care of his adoptive sister, Jessica Dean.

Date: 02/27/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: Hispanic
Category: Vandalism confrontation
Crime Scene: Lincoln Street & King Street
Zip Code: 93305
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Conviction
Incident: Police found Ernesto Venegas laying in the roadway suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The BPD said they believe the shooter fled in a large white van or large white SUV. It happened shortly before kids were walking to school. The body -- covered by a sheet -- was in the intersection in front of Jefferson Elementary School for hours. Police said the accused shooter, Luis Alberto Ortega-Romero, confronted Venegas, who was slashing his tires. The men briefly argued, and when the victim brandished a knife, Ortega-Romero fired several shots, fatally hitting him in the back. Venegas was an accused gang member with an extensive arrest record, including drug, weapons, and domestic violence charges. Ortega-Romero pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter -- and after negotiations in the court, the judge ruled he'd receive 180 days, 500 hours of community service and 3 years of probation. While the case was pending, BPD said Ortega-Romero and his family left the area and were staying with relatives for their safety. Venegas had three children. Family members said he loved spending time with them and was always making jokes.

Date: 02/26/2017
Cause of death: Blunt force trauma
Victim's Race: White
Accused's Race: White
Category: Child abuse
Crime Scene: 12951 Umtali Road, Tehachapi
Zip Code: 93561
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: Police reports describe Daniel Mckie, 20, as hysterical when he tried to explain how the special needs infant died. Mckie is the mother's boyfriend, but not the biological father of Anakin Mckie, though they share the same last name. According to police reports, when investigators arrived to calls of baby Anakin not breathing -- he was bruised and already dead. The coroner found Anakin had multiple bruises on his face and trauma to his skull and brain. Daniel Mckie changed his story about what happened to Anakin the day he died, many times. Mckie told investigators anakin was fussy, and when he went to check on him he was already stiff and blue. He also said he picked Anakin up out of his crib, tripped over the baby's oxygen machine and fell against the wall. Child protective services investigated a complaint file January 6 regarding Mckie's behavior toward the infant. CPS reports state investigators looked into the complaint and closed the case a month later, with the claims deemed unfounded. Mckie has been charged with first-degree murder.

Date: 02/23/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Black
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Suspected gang shooting
Crime Scene: 600 Block of California Avenue
Zip Code: 93307
Place of Death: San Joaquin Community Hospital
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Kason Guyton, 5, and his brother B.J., 7, were on their way back from seeing a movie with their mother's boyfriend when when a dark sedan pulled up next to the car they were riding in and someone started shooting. It happened at the intersection of California Avenue and S Street. The boys were rushed to the hospital, where Kason Guyton was pronounced dead. His older brother was shot in the leg, but is expected to survive. Police have not released a motive and no suspects have been named.

Date: 02/22/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Black
Accused's Race: Black
Category: Love triangle
Crime Scene: 5604 McKee Road
Zip Code: 93313
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: Police responded to Michaele Bowers southwest Bakersfield home around 6 a.m. February 22. Officers found Ray Ingram's lifeless body inside a bedroom. Police said Bowers told a 911 operator she shot and killed Ingram. Bowers and Ingram were in a relationship for 25 years. They have an adult son together. Investigators say on February 22, the couple argued over revelations Ingram bought the same Valentine's Day gifts for Bowers and another woman he fathered a child with. Bowers is accused of shooting Ingram when he came to her home early that morning to get his belongings. Ingram was known as Chef Ray to many around the community. He recently bought J's Place on Rosedale Highway. Before that, he spent 13 years as the pastry chef at the Petroleum Club. He also spent time as a culinary instructor at Bakersfield College. Whether it was in the kitchen, the classroom or in the community, he left a lasting impression. Colleagues said his enthusiasm for his work was an inspiration. The coroner said he died of a gunshot wound to the neck. Bowers has been charged with murder.

Date: 02/18/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: Hispanic
Category: Shooting
Crime Scene: 1622 Union Ave.
Zip Code: 93305
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Conviction
Incident: Francisco Amavisca was shot to death on the sidewalk outside a McDonald's on Union Avenue. Amavisca was struck in the leg and bled out in minutes after the bullet hit his femoral artery. Bakersfield police were able to retrieve DNA and fingerprints on several items of evidence. Nicky Diaz Carrillo and Guillermo Vasquez have been charged with murder. Yvette Garcia, 35, was arrested, but her case has been sent back to BPD for further investigation. In August 2018, a jury convicted the men of murder for the benefit of a criminal street gang. Vasquez and Carrillo face 50 years to life in prison.

Date: 02/09/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: Hispanic
Category: Suspected gang shooting
Crime Scene: Breckenridge Road and Comanche Drive
Zip Code: 93307
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: A farm laborer found the body Michael Ballesteros in the area of Breckenridge Road and Comanche Drive. Detectives said there were obvious signs of trauma. Investigators said they they believe his body was there less than 24 hours.The coroner determined Ballesteros died from multiple gunshot wounds. Friends and family held a vigil at University Park in northeast Bakersfield the weekend after his body was discovered. Friends said Ballesteros had a girlfriend. They described him as a good man with a great heart. Ivan Ruiz was arrested. He was 17 years old when the shooting happened. He has since been charged as an adult.

Date: 02/07/2017
Cause of death: Asphyxia
Victim's Race: Unknown
Accused's Race: Unknown
Category: Prison death
Crime Scene: Wasco State Prison
Zip Code: 93280
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Judicial Status: Suspect identified - no charges filed
Incident: Jason Morris was found unresponsive in his cell. He died about a half hour later. Morris was serving a six-year sentence out of Fresno, for lewd and lascivious acts on a child under 14. Morris' cellmate is a suspect in his death. His name has not been released.

Date: 02/07/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Homeless man killed
Crime Scene: 3200 Monterey Street
Zip Code: 93306
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Lawrence Olivas, 61, was shot to death in an east Bakersfield neighborhood. His family held a vigil for him the weekend after he was killed. His niece said he was a really good man and the family didn't understand why someone would do this. Deputies found Olivas just after 10 p.m. laying in the road suffering from gunshot wounds.

Date: 02/01/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Homeless man killed
Crime Scene: 200 block of Baker Street
Zip Code: 93305
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: A man's body was found with signs of trauma. The body discovered in the 200 block of Baker Street in east Bakersfield. Police said the victim, still not identified by the coroner's office, was an elderly homeless man who appeared to be sleeping on some cardboard, when someone came and shot him several times. Police said nothing pointed to a clear motive. According to the DOJ homicide report, he was shot execution style.

Date: 01/24/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: Unknown
Category: Officer-involved shooting
Crime Scene: 300 block of Niles Place
Zip Code: 93305
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: Officer(s) cleared
Incident: Antonio Garcia was killed by a police officer when the department said Garcia pointed a gun at officers during a pursuit. Garcia was wanted in connection with attempted murder and spousal abuse at the Residence Inn in December 2016. Police said two officers saw a vehicle they believed might be occupied by Garcia. According to BPD, Garcia took off when officers tried to pull him over. He crashed near the intersection of Alta Vista Drive and Niles Place. Police said Garcia got out of the car and pointed a firearm at one of the officers as he ran off. Sometime during the foot pursuit, officer Clifton Ary fired several rounds at Garcia. Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene. Ary has been with the Bakersfield Police Department since 2010. He was cleared in the shooting.

Date: 01/10/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: White
Accused's Race: N/A
Category: Fight
Crime Scene: 600 block of Eye Street
Zip Code: 93304
Place of Death: Kern Medical
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Judicial Status: No charges filed
Incident: Neighbors said they heard gun shots and screaming, then saw three young men flee the scene. Witnesses said one man had a rifle in hand, the others had hand guns concealed in their waistbands. Police said they were looking for at least three men. Witnesses said those men got into a confrontation with Ronnie Fatouhi at a home in the 600 block of Eye Street. No arrests have been made.

Date: 01/06/2017
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Victim's Race: Hispanic
Accused's Race: Hispanic
Category: Suspected gang shooting
Crime Scene: Rockpile Road just north of East Bear Mountain Boulevard in Arvin
Zip Code: 93203
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Arvin Police Department
Judicial Status: Charges dropped
Incident: Arvin police found Jose Joel Salazar's body two days after he was last seen. His body was in his truck. His mother said he left early Wednesday morning in his truck to go meet some friends and they hadn't heard from him since. More than two weeks after Salazar went missing, Arvin police served two search warrants to two separate homes in Arvin in connection to the killing. Javier Lopez, 27, was arrested on suspicion of being an accessory. Police said he was in possession of an AR 15 rifle. Ana Maria Banos, 19, and Jorge Vargas Sosa, 24, were also arrested on suspicion of being an accessory. A 17 teen year old boy, who has not been identified, was arrested nearly a month after Salazar disappeared on suspicion of murder. Police said they seized 16 guns during the arrest. Charges against charges against Lopez, Banos and Sosa were later dropped.

Date: 01/02/2017
Cause of death: Multiple injuries
Victim's Race: White
Accused's Race: White
Category: Child abuse
Crime Scene: 632 Cherry Lane #G, Tehachapi
Zip Code: 93561
Place of Death: At the scene
Agency: Tehachapi Police Department
Judicial Status: Charges filed
Incident: Tobin Phillips, 20, is accused of killing his girlfriend's baby while she was at work. It happened at the High Mountain Apartment Complex on Cherry Lane in Tehachapi. Just two months earlier, Phillips was arrested in Washington state, accused of abusing his own 21 day old baby while the mother was at work. He was set to go on trial in January. According to court documents, in the latest case, Phillips said he killed the baby because he lost his temper. Phillips described how the baby was crying profusely, and when Phillips was left alone with the baby, he snapped. Phillips told investigators he covered the baby's face with a pillow and sat on him until the baby lost consciousness. The report states Phillips then shook the baby which caused his head to strike a metal bar on a futon, which resulted in large injuries on the baby's face. Philips told investigators after the baby was unconscious for a second time, he put the baby into the bath tub and splashed hot water on him, in an attempt to "shock him awake." The baby's mother found the infant dead and alone in the home with several injuries on his head and neck. Deputies located Phillips two hours after the baby's body was found and arrested him at the Fastrip less than a mile from the apartment. When Phillips made his first appearance in court he had bandages around his neck for unknown reason. Phillips has pleaded not guilty.