Rolando German Ramirez Vargas, 21, was fatally shot at Potomac Park in Bakersfield, California, on February 4, 2025, at about 6:00 AM. Kern County Sheriff’s deputies found him with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene; homicide detectives took over the investigation.

Vargas, born December 19, 2003, was remembered by family as an amazing son and a hard worker. A vigil was held at Potomac Park the same night as the shooting, and his family organized a fundraising campaign to help cover burial expenses. Funeral services were scheduled for March 7, 2025, with a misa de cristiana sepultura at San Clemente Mission Parish and burial at Hillcrest Memorial Park.

No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Kern County Sheriff’s Office at 861-3110 or Kern Secret Witness at 322-4040. Did anyone in the Bakersfield area see or hear anything that morning at Potomac Park?