WASCO, CA. – Kern County Sheriff’s Homicide is investigating a shooting death that occurred on Monday, October 28, 2019.
At around 1:50 a.m. deputies in Wasco were dispatched to the south alley of the 800 block of Highway 46 for gunshots heard in the area. When deputies arrived at the location they located a Hispanic man suffering from gunshot wounds to his upper body, authorities said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Homicide detectives arrived to assume the investigation, which is ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Kern County Sheriff’s Office at (661)861-3110 or Secret Witness at (661)322-4040.
