Sabrina Newshawn Shelton, a 38-year-old Black woman from Bakersfield, California, was shot and killed the morning of August 3, 2022, at the Manila Inn, a motel in the 900 block of Union Avenue. Officers responded around 6 a.m. and found Shelton suffering from an apparent gunshot wound; she was taken to a local hospital where she died of her injuries.

Detectives identified and arrested a suspect within hours of the shooting. Vernon McCollum, a 63-year-old Bakersfield resident, was charged in connection with Shelton’s death. The case moved through the courts and resulted in a conviction and a prison sentence of nearly two decades.

If anyone was at the Manila Inn that morning or has information about Shelton’s movements before 6 a.m., please share what is known.