Tyis Leon Rush, 21, was killed in a daylight shooting on August 14, 2021, on Planz Road near Raider Drive in south Bakersfield, not far from South High School. Officers responding at about 6 p.m. to reports of gunfire found Rush wounded by gunfire and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Early reports said two suspects were seen leaving in a white sedan. Later public appeals described the suspects as adult Black males in their teens or twenties and asked for help identifying the men and the vehicle. By 2023 the reward for information had risen from $1,000 to as much as $10,000 through Kern Secret Witness, but officials continued to say the motive and circumstances were under investigation.

Family members turned the place where he died into a memorial and have said the lack of an arrest has made closure difficult. No arrest has been announced and the homicide remains an open investigation. Does anyone have information about the shooting or recall seeing a white sedan in that area on the evening of August 14, 2021?