NewsCrime

Actions

Secret Witness Program offers reward in 2021 deadly shooting

Shooting (FILE)
Posted

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The Secret Witness Program is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest against the suspect(s) involved in a 2021 deadly shooting in East Bakersfield.

BPD said the shooting happened shortly after 4:15 a.m. Aug. 14th, 2021, in the 500 block of South Haley St.

Demond Rufus was declared dead at the scene.

Anyone with information regarding this case should call BPD at 661-327-7111, Detective A. Paiz at 661-326-3567 or the Secret Witness line at 661-322-4040.

The Secret Witness phone line operates 24 hours a day and secrecy is guaranteed to callers. Callers will be asked to select a code name and code number when they provide information to Secret Witness.

Should additional contact with the caller be necessary, the code name will be published along with a request for the original caller to establish contact.



,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Wednesday

04/08/2026

Partly Cloudy

-° / 59°

3%

Thursday

04/09/2026

Partly Cloudy

84° / 56°

4%

Friday

04/10/2026

Partly Cloudy

78° / 56°

24%

Saturday

04/11/2026

Rain

75° / 52°

69%

Sunday

04/12/2026

Showers

63° / 47°

55%

Monday

04/13/2026

Clear

65° / 46°

5%

Tuesday

04/14/2026

Mostly Clear

72° / 49°

3%

Wednesday

04/15/2026

Partly Cloudy

77° / 53°

4%