Scott Richard Fraser, 37, of Bakersfield, California, was found shot dead on Niles Street in East Bakersfield on September 2, 2020. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office responded about 2:40 a.m.; deputies discovered Fraser had been shot at least once and he was pronounced dead at the scene. A postmortem examination was scheduled to determine the precise cause and manner of death.

Homicide detectives opened an investigation but, as of the latest update, no suspects had been identified and no arrests had been made. Family members remembered Fraser as a loving son, brother and uncle; he is survived by his mother Christina Fraser and his sister Julie Ford and her family. The circumstances that led to the shooting remain unclear.

Anyone with information about Fraser’s death or who was in the area of Niles Street in the early hours of September 2, 2020, is asked to contact the Kern County Sheriff’s Office with tips.