Three-year-old Major Sutton was shot and killed in his home in November of 2017, his pregnant mother, Johniece Williams, and his older brother were also shot but survived.
UPDATE: One inmate escapee in custody, other man still at-large
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By: Malyk Johnson, 23ABC
and last updated 2021-04-28 13:43:52-04
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) â (UPDATE 9:30 A.M.): The Shafter Police Department and the Kern County Sheriff s Office said they have cleared the area of Aspen Way in their search for the Johnson.
The search continues citywide.
(UPDATE 8:30 A.M.): One of the inmates who escaped from the Lerdo Justice Facility Wednesday morning has been caught in Shafter.
The City of Shafter announced David Palms was arrested by Shafter Police. Tyrone Johnson is still at-large and believed to be in the area of Aspen Way in Shafter.
BPD seeks assistance in finding aggravated assault suspect
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and last updated 2021-04-27 18:58:16-04
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. â The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the communityâs assistance in identifying a suspect wanted for aggravated assault.
On April 14th, shortly after 9 a.m., the suspect contacted the victim in the parking lot of the Stockdale Veterinary Hospital. An argument began between the victim and the suspect when the victim refused to give the suspect any money.
The suspect is described as a white male in his 20âs, wearing a black tank top and brown pants.
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to call Detective F Juarez at (661) 326-3553 or the Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111.
The news isn t all grim. Violent-crime rates have declined over the past four years in some Denver neighborhoods, including Whittier, which has registered just six violent crimes so far this year, compared to 28 in the first half of 2017. But violent crimes in many other neighborhoods are well ahead of the pace from 2017. In Civic Center, for example, there were 25 violent crimes between the start of 2021 and April 19, just one off the 26 counted in the first six months of 2017.
Here are the stats for every official Denver neighborhood, ranked from lowest to highest crime density the number of violent crimes per square mile so far in 2021. Also included are comparisons to the figures for the first six months of 2017; the names of neighborhoods with more violent crimes so far this year appear in bold, while four others with an equal number are italicized.
23ABC takes a look at homicides in Kern County as crime rises
23ABC took a closer look at homicides here in Kern County. We re now learning more about the 33 victims, including the latest person to die on Kern County streets this weekend.
and last updated 2021-04-19 21:44:09-04
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. â 23ABC took a closer look at homicides here in Kern County.
We re now learning more about the 33 victims, including the latest person to die on Kern County streets this weekend.
The latest homicide in Bakersfield was on Sunday, BPD responded to a shooting near the Rosedale Inn and Buck Owens Boulevard.