NewsLocal News

Actions

19-year-old victim identified after deadly assault in East Bakersfield

Posted
and last updated

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A 19-year-old victim has been identified after a deadly assault in East Bakersfield.

According to BPD, 19-year-old Louie Arturo Hernandez of Bakersfield was assaulted by another person in the 800 block of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in East Bakersfield around 2:25 p.m. on January 8. BPD says that fire and medical personnel performed all life-saving measures, however Hernandez died on-scene around 2:54 p.m.

BPD is investigating Hernandez's death as a homicide.

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Wednesday

07/09/2025

Clear

-° / 70°

0%

Thursday

07/10/2025

Clear

102° / 73°

0%

Friday

07/11/2025

Clear

106° / 75°

0%

Saturday

07/12/2025

Clear

107° / 75°

0%

Sunday

07/13/2025

Clear

106° / 76°

0%

Monday

07/14/2025

Clear

106° / 76°

0%

Tuesday

07/15/2025

Clear

104° / 73°

0%

Wednesday

07/16/2025

Clear

102° / 72°

0%