Man dies in officer-involved shooting on White Lane
A man who was shot by a Bakersfield Police officer late Saturday night in the 900 block of White Lane later died at a hospital, the Bakersfield Police Department reported Sunday.
Officers went to a parking lot in the 1500 block of White Lane around 10:21 p.m. on reports that a man armed with a knife was “behaving erratically,” BPD said in a news release. At 10:52 p.m., officers found the man with what they called a possible knife. The man ran east on White Lane.
“An additional responding officer made contact with the suspect in the 900 block of White Lane and the officer discharged his firearm at the suspect who was struck,” the news release said.
A screwdriver was found at the shooting scene, BPD reported.
The man was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead. No officers were hurt, BPD reported.
BPD said the officers had body-worn camera devices, and footage would later be released to the public. The unnamed officer who shot the man was put on paid administrative leave, which is routine after a shooting.
BPD asks that anyone with information call 661-327-7111. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide that occurred shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday, the department said in a news release.
Deputies with the Metropolitan Patrol Division who went to a report of a shooting found two people at a residence “who appeared to be the victims of a violent assault,” KCSO wrote.
However, the news release gave no indication where this happened, nor did it say how many people died. Bakersfield Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 38-year-old woman.
Police said Angela Craft, who was last seen in the 700 Block of 8th Street on Sunday, is at risk due to a medical concern. She is described as white, 5 feet 4 inches tall, 120 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
She was last seen wearing a green-knitted beanie, pink sweater, blue jeans and white Converse tennis shoes.
BPD asks that anyone with information call 661-327-7111.