Sergio Botello, 41, was shot and killed on the night of September 5, 2021, in Arvin, California. The shooting happened just before 10:15 p.m. on Nora Way near Tejon Highway. A sergeant on patrol heard multiple gunshots and was flagged down by a woman who said a relative had been shot. Officers found Botello in a driveway with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Arvin Police Department opened a homicide investigation and asked anyone with information to contact them, offering both direct and anonymous tip lines. No arrests or identified suspects have been announced and the investigation remains active. The killing contributed to an increase in homicides reported in Kern County that year and left the Arvin community mourning.

If anyone has information about what happened to Sergio Botello, please contact the Arvin Police Department.