BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The Bakersfield Police Department said a man was arrested Monday in a rage road shooting incident in East Bakersfield. Police said the victim wasn't injured.
BPD said officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Monday in the 1000 block of Alta Vista Drive. Officers received additional reports of someone firing from a vehicle at a woman over an alleged road rage incident, said BPD.
Robert Pierre Johnson Jr., 37, of Bakersfield, was arrested at about 2 p.m. at an apartment complex in the 700 block of Brundage Lane. BPD said officers found a firearm and ammunition when Johnson Jr. was arrested.
Johnson Jr. was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm and other associated weapon violations.
Anyone with information regarding this incident should call BPD at 661-327-7111.
