Kern County Sheriff’s Office Probes Murder-Suicide in Southeast Bakersfield

Kern County Sheriff’s Office Probes Murder-Suicide in Southeast Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a murder-suicide reported Wednesday night in southeast Bakersfield.

Deputies received a call about a shooting around 6:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Buckley Avenue, near South Union Avenue and East Panama Lane, officials said.

Inside the home, deputies found a man and woman dead with a firearm nearby.

According to the sheriff’s office, evidence indicates a domestic dispute led the man to shoot his wife before taking his own life.

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