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Kern County Sheriff's Office releases name of man killed in Wasco shooting

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WASCO, Calif. (KERO) — The Kern County Sheriff's Office released the identity of the man killed in a shooting Saturday night in Wasco.

Deputies responded to reports of a shooting at about 6:23 p.m. in the 1500 Block G Street and found Guadalupe Chavez, 46, of Bakersfield, with gunshot wounds.

Chavez was declared dead at the scene.

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