Rudie Rene Casillas, 39, was shot dead on January 2, 2021, in a motel room at the Vagabond Inn on Colony Street in Bakersfield, California. Casillas and another man, Luise Ramirez, were both found with fatal gunshot wounds after police responded about 11:05 p.m.; the Bakersfield Police Department opened a homicide investigation.

Homicide detectives quickly identified a suspect, 25-year-old Mario Velasquez, who was arrested and charged with two counts of murder. A second suspect, 28-year-old Omar Uranda, was later arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service in Moorpark and booked into the Kern County Jail on charges connected to the double homicide. Court documents show one of the suspects has claimed self-defense, alleging he believed Casillas and Ramirez were going to kill him.

If anyone has information about what happened at the Vagabond Inn that night or knew Casillas, please share what you know.