On July 18, 2023, at about 2:09 p.m., Bakersfield Police officers responded to a reported shooting in the 800 block of Oleander Avenue. They found 44-year-old Herman Garcia suffering from gunshot wounds inside a residence and he was taken to Kern Medical Center in critical condition. Garcia died of his injuries on July 20, 2023, and the Kern County Coroner’s Office identified him as a Bakersfield resident.

Police say the circumstances that led to the shooting remain unclear and have not released information about a motive or events before the incident. No arrests have been announced and no suspects or persons of interest have been publicly identified. The Bakersfield Police Department is asking anyone with information to contact them at 327-7111.

Did anyone in the neighborhood see or hear anything around Oleander Avenue that afternoon?