Robert Paul Burdge, 36, died on March 19, 2015, in Bakersfield after a standoff with law enforcement that followed an earlier shooting. The sequence began the evening of March 18 when Burdge allegedly shot a man during a confrontation at a residence on Copa Cabana Court in northwest Bakersfield. The wounded man, a current California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation employee, barricaded himself inside the home and survived the initial incident.

Burdge, a former CDCR employee, fled and was found the next morning by the California Highway Patrol at the Vagabond Inn near Stockdale Highway and Interstate 5. Officers located him in the motel lobby with a clerk who was allowed to leave; communication with Burdge was later lost and SWAT officers shot him after he was found to be armed. Burdge was taken to Kern Medical Center, where he died of his wounds. His backpack contained ammunition and pepper spray; investigators noted a possible personal dispute, including a suggested marital affair, as a potential motive. The Bakersfield Police Department investigated; no other arrests or suspects have been reported.

Does anyone have additional details about the residence on Copa Cabana Court or the parties involved that could shed light on the motive?