Juan Carlos Fuerte was 20 when he was shot and killed in Bakersfield, California, on December 27, 2015. He and another victim, Jose Vega, were found with multiple gunshot wounds inside a vehicle stopped in the middle of Ming Avenue in the early hours; both men were pronounced dead at the scene. A third passenger was taken to a hospital with moderate injuries and was listed in critical but stable condition.

The Bakersfield Police Department treated the incident as a shooting homicide and asked the public for information. Motive and suspects were not clear in the initial investigation, and police reported few immediate leads or witnesses willing to come forward. The deaths had a strong impact on the community and prompted calls for justice and efforts to address gun violence.

Does anyone who lived in Bakersfield in late 2015 have information about that night on Ming Avenue or about the victims’ movements beforehand?