Eduardo Eddie Javier Cardenas, 39, was found with multiple gunshot wounds at the intersection of Flower and Miller streets in East Bakersfield on the evening of December 1, 2020. Deputies located him at the scene and he was taken to Kern Medical, where he died hours later.

The investigation led to the arrest of Michael Steven Green, then 19, who was taken into custody on December 9, 2020, and booked on suspicion of murder, being a prohibited person in possession of ammunition, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Green remained in custody as the case moved through the court process.

There are still questions about motive and the events that led to the shooting. If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Eduardo, please share what you know with investigators.