Sheriff’s office investigates Sunday shooting

Kern County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting Sunday afternoon that left a 16-year-old boy in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to a KCSO news release.

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a gunshot victim around 1:07 p.m., near the intersection of Pacific Street and Orange Drive, the news release stated.

When deputies arrived, they found the teen with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. He was transported to a local hospital where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

The suspect reportedly fled on foot, and is still being sought by deputies as of about 3 p.m. Sunday.

Anyone with information related to this case can contact the Kern County Sheriff’s Office at 661-8613110 or Secret Witness at 661-322-4040.

POLICE INVESTIGATE FATAL CRASH ON GOLDEN STATE

Bakersfield Police Department officers reported Sunday afternoon that one person has died of injuries sustained in a crash at the intersection of Golden State

Highway and Q Street.

Officers responded to the crash around 12:48 p.m. Sunday, which involved an SUV and a pickup truck. BPD officials reported the driver of the truck sustained moderate injuries, and that the passenger of the truck later died at the hospital as a result of his injuries.

The driver of the SUV did not sustain injury, and cooperated with law enforcement officials after the collision, according to a BPD news release.

Neither drugs nor alcohol appear to be factors in the collision, according to the preliminary report. The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding the crash can contact the Bakersfield Police Department at 661-327-7111 or the Motor Collision Investigation Team at 661-326-3967.