Paul Brian Butterbredt, 41, was shot during an altercation at a home on Caliente Creek Road in Twin Oaks, Kern County, and died at the scene on December 12, 2020. First responders were unable to save him after he suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation. Deputies detained and interviewed an individual who had been involved in the fight but later released that person pending further investigation. Investigators conducted multiple interviews with witnesses and those present and submitted the case to the Kern County District Attorney’s Office for review; no arrests had been announced as of the latest update. Butterbredt’s family described him as a loving father, brother and friend, and a GoFundMe was set up to help his three children with funeral and related expenses.

Anyone who was at the Caliente Creek Road residence or who has information about the altercation or shooting is asked to contact investigators.