Edgar Eduardo Barajas Ruiz, 34, was shot and killed on May 12, 2018, in south Bakersfield in front of a house on Stargaze Drive. That evening he and a neighbor, Javier Saucedo, had been drinking heavily in Saucedo’s driveway and discussed different gang affiliations. Court filings say Edgar entered Saucedo’s house twice that night, once to look for Saucedo and once to use the bathroom; Saucedo’s son said his father did not like people entering the home without permission and that tension had occurred before.

According to filings, Edgar’s second entry led to a physical fight between him and Saucedo. After the fight, Edgar and his brother went back to Edgar’s house and continued drinking outside. Shots were fired there and Edgar was pronounced dead at the scene. Saucedo turned himself in three days later and was initially charged with first-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He later pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and, in December 2021, was sentenced to 31 years in prison.

Are there details about the night or the people involved that someone in the area can add to help clarify what happened?