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BPD: 1 shot, 1 on the run in shooting

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Bakersfield Police are looking a suspect after a 22-year-old male was found shot on Chester Ave. early Saturday morning.
 
BPD officials say at around 2:17am, they responded  to a victim of a gunshot at San Joaquin Hospital on the 2600 block of Chester Ave.
 
 
When officers arrived, contacted a 22-year-old male suffering from a single gunshot wound to his upper body.
 
The victim’s injuries were determined to be non-life threatening.
 
The victim told authorities that he had been shot while driving S/B on Union Avenue.
 
A crime scene was located in the 200 block of Union Avenue and the roadway was closed for a short period of time.
 
The initial investigation revealed a possible suspect vehicle.
 
The vehicle was described as a late model white sedan.
 
Anyone with information concerning this collision is asked to contact the Bakersfield Police Department at 327-7111.