Eliseo Garcia, 57, was fatally shot on September 12, 2018, in Bakersfield, California, during a multi-victim shooting carried out by 54-year-old Javier Casarez. The spree began when Casarez confronted and killed his ex-wife, Petra Casarez, and another man at a trucking business. Casarez then went to the home of Eliseo Garcia, described as a friend of the shooter, and shot and killed both Eliseo and his 31-year-old daughter, Laura Garcia. Reports indicate Laura may have tried to intervene to protect her father.

Authorities say Casarez acted alone and ultimately killed himself as law enforcement closed in. Investigators linked the attacks to domestic strife surrounding Casarez’s divorce; court records show Petra Casarez had recently sought changes to child support and custody. The community and the Kern County Sheriff’s Office were left to mourn and to address the domestic nature of the violence.

Does anyone have information about Eliseo Garcia or his family that could add context to what happened that day?