On February 11, 2023, at about 2:14 p.m., officers responded to a reported shooting in the 300 block of Clifton Street in Bakersfield. They found 27-year-old Bakersfield resident Johnasen Lee Crummie with fatal gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. A second man was critically injured and taken to a local hospital.

Initial information described two suspects as Black males. Detectives later identified 40-year-old Bakersfield resident Darius Key as a suspect and arrested him on August 1, 2023, on suspicion of murder. Court documents allege the shooting was a planned attack with suspected gang involvement. Surveillance showed a suspect vehicle in the area before the shooting, GPS data from Key’s cellphones placed him at the scene, and forensic analysis of his phones reportedly revealed web searches related to the homicide and a photograph of the victim’s Facebook profile. Key has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and attempted murder and is awaiting trial.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Richardi at (661) 326-3858 or the Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111. Did anyone in the community see the suspect vehicle on Clifton Street that afternoon?