Ricardo Pineda Delacruz was 18 when he was shot and killed on February 28, 2023, on Di Giorgio Road in Lamont, California. Deputies from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office found him with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene around 5:30 p.m. The KCSO Homicide Unit has labeled the death a homicide and is actively investigating.

No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified. Authorities are asking the public for help and have provided contact numbers: Kern County Sheriff’s Office at 661-861-3110 and the Kern Secret Witness hotline at 661-322-4040 for anonymous tips. Friends and family have memorialized Pineda on pages dedicated to victims of gun violence.

If anyone saw activity in the 7200 block of Di Giorgio Road that afternoon or has information about this shooting, please contact the numbers above.