Michael Gonzalez, 34, was fatally shot on the evening of January 17, 2021, on the 100 block of B Street in Arvin, California. The shooting happened about 7:40 p.m.; despite efforts to save him he died shortly after 8 p.m. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office responded and opened an investigation.

Authorities have not released a motive or identified a suspect in the days immediately after the shooting. Investigators conducted interviews, reviewed surveillance footage and forensic evidence and kept the investigation active, providing periodic updates. The killing added to a rise in homicides reported in Kern County during that period and deeply affected Gonzalez’s family and the close-knit Arvin community.

Anyone with information about what happened that night is asked to contact the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.