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Man hurt in R Street shooting

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Officers with the Bakersfield Police Department are investigating a shooting that occurred on R. St. Sunday afternoon.

Bakersfield Police officials said at around 12:47 p.m.  they responded to the 1200 block of R street after receiving a call of shots fired in that area.

BPD said when their officers circulated the area attempting to locate the location where the possible shots
were coming from, they located a man in the 600 block of California Avenue suffering from multiple bullet wounds.
 
The victim was transported to a local area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
 
There is no suspect information at this time.
 
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to call the Bakersfield Police
Department at (661) 327-7111.

 

 

Bakersfield, CA

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