Diego Soto was 24 and a Bakersfield resident when he was shot and killed on October 23, 2021. The shooting happened in the early morning hours at Gibson Street and Commercial Street in Northwest Bakersfield; officers responded about 2:30 a.m. and Soto was found with gunshot wounds to his upper body and pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say a vehicle approached Soto while he was walking and an occupant fired a round before the car drove away. Homicide detectives established probable cause and arrested 22-year-old Alfredo Perez later that same day; he was booked into Kern County Jail and charged with murder. Soto’s death was recorded as the 116th fatal shooting in Kern County that year.

Does anyone have information about the area or the events that night that could help investigators or the family?