- Thursday January 30th, 2020 :: 03:26 p.m. PST
Shooting Investigation in Lamont
On January 29, 2020, at 11:01 p.m., deputies from the Lamont Substation were dispatched to a possible vehicle collision near Weedpatch Highway and Buena Vista Boulevard. The Communications Center also received a call about shots being fired in that same area.
Deputies located a vehicle that had been in a crash. The driver had been shot multiple times at another location, drove away and then crashed the vehicle.
The man was taken to a hospital with critical injuries, but is expected to survive. No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is urged to call Kern County Sheriff’s Office at 661-861-3110 or the Secret Witness Line at 661-322-4040. Case number: 2020-00016170
Address/Location
Kern County Sheriff's Office - Public Information Officer
1350 Norris Rd
Bakersfield, CA 93308
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 661-861-3110
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