Mario Bojorquez, 33, of Bakersfield, California, was shot multiple times on Oak Street on July 9, 2022, and later died at a local hospital. He was driving a blue sedan as part of a convoy transporting a large quantity of marijuana when the convoy was ambushed by another group; firearms including an AK-47 were used in the attack. The shooting has been tied to gang-related activity and drug trafficking involving the Sureno gang and was believed to be retaliation for an alleged theft of drugs from the organization.

Mario Romo, 31, was identified as a key suspect and was charged with first-degree murder and shooting at an occupied motor vehicle. Surveillance footage and witness testimony were reported to link him to the ambush. Romo later pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 21 years in prison.

Are there witnesses or local residents who remember the July 9 convoy or the events on Oak Street that day?