On June 5, 2023, at about 2:30 a.m., deputies from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported shooting in the 200 block of Decatur Street in Oildale, within Bakersfield. Officers found 35-year-old Kyle Ray Hall with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene and his death was ruled a homicide.

Investigators learned information that suggested a possible suspect may have fled to the upper floor of the residence, prompting a standoff and the deployment of a SWAT team to secure and clear the property. No suspects were found inside and no firearms were recovered.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Kern County Sheriff’s Office at 661-861-3110 or the Kern Secret Witness hotline at 661-322-4040.

Did anyone in Oildale see or hear anything in the early morning hours of June 5, 2023, that could help investigators?