Joshua Isidro Rocha, 21 and a Los Angeles resident, was shot in Southwest Bakersfield on March 11, 2020. Officers responded about 8:11 p.m. to Whitegate Avenue after reports of a shooting and found Rocha with a gunshot wound. He was taken to Kern Medical and later died; the coroner identified him the next day.

Investigators said two suspects were seen fleeing on foot; they were described as two black males. Police asked the public for help locating the firearm believed to have been discarded near the scene. On March 13, 2020, Bakersfield Police arrested Darius Poole, 19, and Ameion Oliver, 18, charging both with murder and conspiracy. The weapon remained a focus of the investigation.

Anyone who saw activity on Whitegate Avenue the night of March 11, or who has information about the discarded firearm, is asked to come forward.