By Jason Green | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: September 12, 2018 at 8:26 pm | UPDATED: September 13, 2018 at 10:07 am BAKERSFIELD — Six people are dead following a series of connected shootings in Bakersfield on Wednesday night. The bloody rampage began about 5:20 p.m. when the suspect and his wife went to a trucking company and confronted a man there, said Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood at a news conference. Youngblood said the suspect shot and killed the man, then turned the gun on his wife before chasing down and fatally shooting a second man who showed up during the altercation. The suspect then went to a nearby home and gunned down two others, Youngblood said. Afterward, the suspect carjacked a mother and child, said Youngblood, adding that they were not harmed. A sheriff’s deputy spotted the suspect driving on Edison Highway and confronted him at gunpoint when he pulled into a parking lot. That’s when the suspect … [Read more...] about Six dead in two connected shootings in Bakersfield
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6 dead, including suspect, in Bakersfield shootings, police say
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Six people were killed in two separate but related shootings in Bakersfield, officials said.The suspect is among the six fatalities, killing himself after being confronted by a sheriff's deputy, officials said. The incident was first reported around 5:20 p.m. when deputies responded to a trucking business on a report of shots being fired.Apparently a husband and wife showed up at the business and confronted someone there, and the husband shot and killed that person, police said.Another person then showed up and fired at the suspect, but was also killed by the suspect.The suspect then drove to a residential home, shot two more people and then went to Fillmore, where he hijacked a vehicle. A woman and child in the vehicle escaped safely. A deputy saw the suspect and confronted him, and the suspect then shot himself in the chest.DEVELOPING: This story will be updated as more details become available.ABC News contributed to this report. … [Read more...] about 6 dead, including suspect, in Bakersfield shootings, police say
From Bakersfield to DC, McCarthy’s unlikely rise in GOP
.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — People watching Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s political rise often marvel at how he got here. He’s the not-so-serious guy who used to bop around town selling sandwiches and cars before dipping into politics. He was considered likable and fun but hardly Bakersfield’s star pupil.The rest of the country might be stunned, too, if Republicans win in November and McCarthy succeeds in his quest to become speaker of the House, next in line after the vice president to the presidency.Yet many in Bakersfield are musing that “Kevin” — he’s still just easygoing, uncomplicated Kevin here — might actually pull off this ascent. The Republican Party insiders who nurtured his career are proud, if a bit surprised. Critics are just as stumped at … [Read more...] about From Bakersfield to DC, McCarthy’s unlikely rise in GOP
Jurupa Valley residence ID’d as crime scene connected to Bakersfield brothers found dead in Burbank
By Josh Cain | [email protected] and Richard K. De Atley | San Gabriel Valley TribunePUBLISHED: April 19, 2018 at 7:49 am | UPDATED: April 20, 2018 at 4:36 pm A homicide investigation was underway Thursday in Riverside County after law enforcement spent a day searching a home and buildings on land in Jurupa Valley connected to the death of three men whose bodies were found in Burbank early this week. Two of the three men found dead in a vehicle Tuesday in Burbank were identified as a pair of brothers missing from Bakersfield. Burbank, Calif. law enforcement was at this Jurupa home which dead ends on the 5200 block of Stone Ave.Thursday April, 19. 2018. One of the three men found dead Tuesday in a vehicle in Burbank has been identified. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) This trio walked in and out of a red barn of his Jurupa, Calif. home which was the scene of a SWAT raid Wednesday night. Photographed on Thursday April, 19. 2018. One of the three men found dead … [Read more...] about Jurupa Valley residence ID’d as crime scene connected to Bakersfield brothers found dead in Burbank
3 bodies found in Burbank could be linked to missing Bakersfield-area men en route to Jurupa Valley
By Josh Cain | [email protected] and Brian Rokos | [email protected] | San Gabriel Valley TribunePUBLISHED: April 18, 2018 at 9:28 am | UPDATED: April 18, 2018 at 3:59 pm Authorities are investigating whether three bodies found in an SUV parked in an industrial area of Burbank on Tuesday belong to three men reported missing from Bakersfield on Sunday. Family members posted a missing-person flyer to Facebook on Monday asking the public for help locating brothers Jan Carlos Amiama and Lucas Amiama, and family friend Carlos Lopez. The three men were headed from Bakersfield to a location in Jurupa Valley. According to the flyer, they were last seen driving a driving a burgundy 2014 Jeep Patriot with Tennesee license plates. PLEASE SHARE! My friend and his brother are missing! #Bakersfield #Riverside pic.twitter.com/jy3YCkG98V — m e l i 💀 (@meliwestcoast) April 17, 2018 The description of the vehicle was similar to the SUV found Tuesday morning in the 1300 block of South Varney … [Read more...] about 3 bodies found in Burbank could be linked to missing Bakersfield-area men en route to Jurupa Valley