Late last night in Bakersfield, Calif. a gunman went on a shooting spree, killing his wife and four others before turning the gun on himself. Summary via the Kern County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO):
#UPDATE KCSO says 6 people dead is 5 victims, 1 suspect. @23ABCNews
— Jessica Harrington (@Jessica23ABC) September 13, 2018
The first two victims were a man at a local trucking business and the gunman’s wife:
KCSO says a husband and wife showed up to a trucking business, confronted a man. The husband shot and killed the man. Husband shot and killed wife. @23ABCNews
— Jessica Harrington (@Jessica23ABC) September 13, 2018
The gunman then shot another man at this business:
KCSO says another man showed up and the husband chased that man around the front of the building and shot and killed him. @23ABCNews
— Jessica Harrington (@Jessica23ABC) September 13, 2018
The gunman then went to a second location and shot a man and his daughter:
KCSO says from there the suspect drove to a residence on Breckenridge Rd. and shot and killed two more people. @23ABCNews
— Jessica Harrington (@Jessica23ABC) September 13, 2018
The gunman knew both people at this location:
I was on scene for the shooting spree in #Bakersfield that left 6 dead, including the shooter. I was at a home on Breckenridge Road where KCSO says the suspect shot and killed two people, a father and daughter. They say the suspect knew the father and had been to the home before.
— Leah Pezzetti (@leahpezzetti) September 13, 2018
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The gunman then carjacked a vehicle:
KCSO says from there he drove to another area, carjacked a vehicle that had a woman and child inside. @23ABCNews
— Jessica Harrington (@Jessica23ABC) September 13, 2018
The woman and child were unharmed:
Woman and child ARE ok. Uninjured.
— Jessica Harrington (@Jessica23ABC) September 13, 2018
The gunman then killed himself as deputies closed in on him:
KCSO says then he drove off. KCSO deputies spotted him. The suspect pulled into a lot on Edison Highway, placed the gun to his chest and shot himself. @23ABCNews
— Jessica Harrington (@Jessica23ABC) September 13, 2018
Authorities have not released a motive or identifies of the gunman and victims at this time.
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