Bakersfield Heart Hospital holding drive-in COVID-19 memorial on Thursday, Former NBA player paralyzed after being struck while riding bike, Accused Greyhound bus shooter found incompetent to stand trial, 2 missing after Southern California fireworks explosion, 12-year-old Elayna Saidee Dorig and 11-year-old Makeliah Osorno, an agreement with the Department of Justice. On Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at approximately 4:30 P.M., personnel with the United States Marshal’s Service Task Force located and arrested Omar Uranda (28) of Moorpark, CA for an outstanding murder arrest warrant regarding the double homicide, which occurred on January 2, 2021 in Bakersfield. "Well I'm really disappointed about the numbers this year and the loss of life." © 1998 - 2021 Nexstar Inc. | All Rights Reserved. said Youngblood. Now, homicides have reached an all-time high across the county. Jul 1, 2020 In this file photo, Kern County Sheriff's deputies gather near the scene in southeast Bakersfield in September where officials said six … 6 Population: 110,988. UPDATE (3/12): Police arrested Manuel Rogelio Madrid, 19, on suspicion of murder, according to a department release. Zimmer said pinpointing a cause is hard to do, but there are some factors she believes are adding to the violence, like a rise in our population. Homicides reach all time high in 2020 as D.A. With Rutherford and Castro, the Kern County Coroner recorded 139 homicide deaths this year. We tell local Bakersfield news & weather stories, and we do what we do to make Bakersfield, Tehachapi & the rest of Kern County a better place to live. KGET is now tracking these crimes, creating a database of local crime and punishment and offering resources for families of victims. Data collected in KGET’s Homicide Tracker showed Kern’s deadliest zip code was 93307. 10,849 likes. The boys were reported missing in California City on Dec. 21, 2020, more than 60 miles away from Bakersfield. In June, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department killed Terron Jammal Boone in a shootout when deputies tried to arrest him in a kidnapping investigation. "People are locked in, they're staying at home. "It is pretty traumatic to have that many homicides in a community this size. The shooting did not happen in Kern County. I think we will turn a corner." Body camera video was released for most, but not all incidents. It's a hard time right now, but we're going to get through it. HOMICIDE SUSPECT. Gun possession is up. Cruz and Alatorre had linked up through social media and sent explicit photos of themselves, with Cruz convincing Alatorre to meet up on two separate occasions. Responding deputies arrived and learned the two has been shot to death. and last updated 2020-12-06 ... Department they found a deceased adult female who appeared to be the victim of a homicide. and last updated 8:58 PM, Feb 01, 2021 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — 2020 was a record-breaking year for homicides in Kern County, and it looks like 2021 … calls this year "the perfect storm" for violence 23ABC News | Bakersfield Reward for information on missing California City boys up to $20,000 ... 2020 . By year’s end, 108 people died in shootings, including 15 that involved law enforcement, such as the Taft Highway gunfight that killed Rivera’s suspected murderer, Javier Vidal. Introducing the Kern County Homicide Tracker. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office had 15 total shooting incidents, with 11 being deadly. Bakersfield 3, Bakersfield, California. Wanting justice for Micah Holsonbake and James Kulstad. said Zimmer. Measuring 139 square miles, the area spans Highway 99 to the west, Towerline Road to the east, East California Avenue and Edison highway to the north, and all the way down to Legray Road in Mettler to the south. The 2019 Bakersfield crime rate fell by 3% compared to 2018. Jackson was declared dead at the scene. It was higher than in 89.6% U.S. cities. 23ABC Interview with Kern County Fire Department Chief David Witt. If you lost a friend or loved one in a homicide, and want to share stories, photos or fundraisers, you can contact us here. Since 2015, there have been 625 total killings in Kern, and 93307 has seen just over 17% of that total with 108. Victim name. Most accurate 2021 crime rates for Bakersfield, CA. Jackson was declared dead at the scene. Gender. KCSO said deputies were called to a report of shots fired on Padre Street near Simpson Road just after 1:15 p.m. where they found a male suffering from what appeared to be gunshot wounds. Address. Murders: 16 (13th Most) Murders Per 100k: 14.4 (15th Most) More on Richmond:… Kern also has the unfortunate distinction of the highest homicide rate in the state with 9.9 homicides per 100,000 people, according to 2017 statistics compiled by the state Attorney General's Office. calls this year "the perfect storm" for violence 23ABC News | Bakersfield Reward for information on missing California City boys up to $20,000 An ideal indicator of whether Bakersfield is becoming a safer or more dangerous place to live can be done by analyzing the year over year crime rates per 100,000 people. For the last two years, Micah Holsonbake, Baylee Despot, and James Kulstad have been known as the Bakersfield 3, … It’s their stories we try to tell with Homicide Tracker, so their lives aren’t lost in the numbers and other data of the investigations. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Officer Involved shootings in Kern County are skyrocketing. The Bakersfield Californian Jul 20, 2020 The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Sunday night homicide in the 1900 block of Brown Street. Copyright 2021 Nexstar Inc. All rights reserved. Patricia Jocelyn "Patty" Alatorre (May 14, 2007 – July 2, 2020) was a teen from Bakersfield, California who was raped and murdered by Armando Cruz after disappearing on July 1, 2020. said Zimmer. It's definitely something we pay attention to, try to figure out the causation try to figure out the people involved in this try to figure out community partnerships to hopefully work on this from different ends to stop this." that suspects had been more aggressive, armed or not. 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He believes the pandemic is partially to blame. Noah Rutherford, another KVSP inmate, died in February after he was attacked in November 2019. Incident: On March 23, 2020, Anterrell Johnathan Jackson and Allen Ray Banks, Jr. were shot at Cottonwood Road and East Pacheco Road, in Bakersfield. The Bakersfield Police Department said as of December 11, 2020 they had closed 23 homicide cases from 2020 by arrest or case clearance. People are having to deal with teaching their own children. In 2019 there were 99 total homicides in Kern County. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County saw 11 homicides during the first month of 2021, according to data from KGET’s Homicide Tracker. The year’s youngest victim, 3-day-old Josiah Rivera, died from hypoxic encephalopathy as a result of his pregnant mother, Audreyanna Rivera, being shot to death in Lamont on Easter Sunday. It really demonstrates the violent crime, the violent type of people we have in the community." UPDATE (3/15): The Kern County Sheriff's Office has confirmed 43-year-old Reanna Rebish was arrested on Harris Drive and charged with murder after the stabbing. On May 7, 2020 at about 8:23 p.m., officers of the Bakersfield Department were dispatched to the area of East 3rd and Whitlock Streets regarding a subject down in the roadway who was possibly the victim of a shooting. "People care, but there's just a lot going on right now. The Bakersfield Police Department said as of December 11, 2020 they had closed 23 homicide cases from 2020 by arrest or case clearance. HOMICIDE REPORT: 2020 was a record-breaking year for homicides in Kern County, and it looks like 2021 is following in suit with 11 homicides reported January. The 2019 crime rate in Bakersfield, CA is 368 (City-Data.com crime index), which is 1.4 times greater than the U.S. average. 23ABC's Jessica Harrington took a deeper look into why our local officials think we've seen such increase. HOMICIDE UPDATE. In 2020, with 137 lives were cut short, renewing a trend where Kern’s homicide total set a new high each year, with 2019 being the exception. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Since 2000, more than a thousand local people have been shot, beaten or strangled to death. While there are concerns about the effects in the years to come, local law enforcement reiterates that it will take a collective effort from people around the county to make a lasting change. He said a lack of funding has made it hard for the Sheriff's Office to suppress gang violence before it happens. In just one year, Kern County went from celebrating its first drop in criminal homicides, to seeing a record-shattering year in deaths. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The sheriff's office said detectives are investigating a homicide Friday in Southeast Bakersfield. There were 21 homicides reported there in 2020, tying the high KGET recorded in 2016. said Zimmer. "That's something that is very sad and, again, disappointing.". Bakersfield Californian obituaries and Death Notices for Bakersfield California area . The Bakersfield Police Department hasn't seen a spike in homicides this year within their jurisdiction. Welcome to 23ABC News | Bakersfield studios at Aol On. But there is a difference: January homicides last … UPDATE (3/16): The Kern County District Attorney's Office told 17 News the case against Reanna Rebish has been sent back to the Sheriff's Office for further investigation, and charges have not been filed. So far this year, the department has had 41 homicides compared to 36 last year. KGET 17. Seeking information on the whereabouts of Baylee Despot or her disappearance. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — After a record-setting year of homicides in 2020, less than a week into 2021 and there have already been 4 homicide victims in … They can't go to school. "Two rival gangs going at each other, that tends to be a common one we'll see a spike in violence. And those things, arguments over drug sales and possession of guns, lead to homicides." Update, 7:05 a. m. Tuesday, January 7, 2020: The coroner's office has identified the man killed to be 19-year-old Nicholas Villarreal of Bakersfield. "When your population goes up, the amount of violence will go up statistically." Local pastor addresses violence in Kern County. She is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday afternoon. "We were so encouraged," said District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer. The Kern County Sheriff's Office said as of December 15, 2020 they had closed 41 cases under the following criteria: This year homicides in kern county reached an all-time high. The victim was taken to Kern Medical where he was pronounced dead, officials said. But 2020 has changed that. Age. "The money has gravitated into the hands of gang members, so they're flush with money. said Youngblood. said Youngblood. But these people are not just statistics — whether their deaths were considered criminal or justified, they were mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, and sisters and brothers. The July death of 13-year-old Patricia Alatorre, a girl described as like “sunshine” by her mother, stunned Bakersfield and drew a sharp focus to crimes against children. Welcome to 23ABC News | Bakersfield studios at Aol On. UPDATE (3/12 at 11:55 a.m.): The man killed in the shooting has been identified as Juan Manuel Andrade Fernandez Jr., 32, of Bakersfield, coroner's officials said. Rank Last Year: 16. In 2020 there were 12 homicides, with one happening at North Kern State Prison. Compare to other neighborhoods, cities, and states in the U.S. Her death became known just days after the shooting of 12-year-old Elayna Saidee Dorig and 11-year-old Makeliah Osorno in Delano, while they played together during a party. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — In 2019, homicides in Kern County declined for the first time in four years. Inside prison walls, at least 5 inmates died in attacks that happened this year. Sheriff Donny Youngblood said there was no real turning point this year that indicated the number of homicides would increase, but said this year we saw shootings with multiple victims. He’s not the only person to die from past wounds this year. Before it was eliminated in 2019, there were only three officers left in it. At one time, the KCSO Gang Unit Task Force has 20 people in it, but to save money, many of those positions sat vacant. "Historically, chiefs of police, sheriffs don't take credit when the homicide rate goes down, because they know next year they're going to have to explain why it went back up." Of the 137 people killed in homicides this year, nearly 40% were younger than 30 years old. 14 were younger than 18. 3 were killed at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano, with North Kern State Prison and Wasco State Prison both seeing one inmate death each. Arrest of at least 1 suspect (for homicide), Active warrant for the arrest of a homicide suspect, The primary suspect in the case is deceased, The case was rejected by the District Attorney's Office. A second person was involved and remains at large, but police said no additional information is being released at this time. said Zimmer. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. And for communities outside of Bakersfield’s metro area, like Mojave, deputies were not equipped with cameras due to budget constraints. That can't be good for people getting along. A California woman who has been missing for two years and connected to the so-called Bakersfield 3 case is now facing murder charges in a killing. I think there's a heavy price to pay for that." According to citydata.com, 93307 is home to over 86,000 Kern residents. Your chance of being a victim of violent crime in Bakersfield is 1 in 215 and property crime is 1 in 24. Drug sales are up. Year over year violent crime in Bakersfield has decreased by 7% and the rate of property crime in Bakersfield has decreased by 1%. One officer was wounded by the suspect.The shooting that involved neither agency happened in Rosamond. She also said gang tension are high. In December, even when praising an agreement with the Department of Justice on better policing practices, Sheriff Donny Youngblood said nothing in the agreement would have changed the outcome of those encounters. Officers arrived on scene and located Jessie Anthony Alvarez suffering from a gunshot wound. Many victims were young. She was scheduled to be arraigned today if the case had moved forward. Zimmer and Sheriff Youngblood said they both have concerns about the lasting effects of the pandemic and how it can shape our youth moving forward. Despite that, they said they pay close attention because they know what happens around the county can impact them. This year, we've seen 136 so far, that's an increase of 37 percent compared to last year. In order from most recent to oldest, below is an ongoing list of the Kern County victims of homicide in 2020. Homicides reach all time high in 2020 as D.A. The July death of 13-year-old Patricia Alatorre, a girl described as like “sunshine” by her mother, stunned Bakersfield and drew a … May 27, 2020 1 of 9 Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer charged a man and woman connected to what's known as the Bakersfield 3 case with murder, torture and other crimes. You can't spend your time with just one person or two people or three people all the time, so we know that that's a factor." Explore Life Stories, Offer Condolences & Send Flowers. Skip to content. Beyond their efforts to slow the violence, D.A. Race. In 2020, with 137 lives were cut short, renewing a trend where Kern’s homicide total set a new high each year, with 2019 being the exception. Steven Castro died in May, but according to the Sheriff’s Office, he died from medical complications stemming from a gunshot he suffered in 1991. Homicide detectives assumed the identification and identified the victims as … He noted multiple times this year that suspects had been more aggressive, armed or not.Bakersfield Police officers were involved in 6 shootings, with 3 being deadly, the most recent happening on Maria Angelica Street. BPD investigating possible homicide in northwest Bakersfield . said Sheriff Donny Youngblood. On July 21, 2019, a man and woman were found deceased in the street in the 300 block of East Fairview Road in Bakersfield. Historically, 2018 was the deadliest year ever in Kern County with 114 homicides. I mean you have to be able to get out. said Lt. Nathan McCauley who is in charge of the robbery and homicide unit at BPD. In Kern County, law enforcement says gang violence accounts for nearly half of all homicides and Zimmer believes this year with stimulus checks, Employment Development Department fraud and the early release of inmates, it's created the perfect storm for violence. UPDATE (Dec. 7) The Kern County Sheriff's Office has identified 58-year-oldJane Hartnett Gardner as the victim of a homicide on Dec. 7 when her body was found in a northwest Bakersfield home. The original story is below. BALTIMORE HOMICIDES HOMICIDES THIS MONTH Date & time.
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