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KCSO searching for Oildale shooting suspect Christopher Dale Gray

Suspect in Friday Oildale shooting identified
Suspect in Friday Oildale shooting identified
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The suspect in a shooting in Oildale Friday morning at the 500 block of El Tejon Avenue has been identified.

Christopher Dale Gray is wanted for homicide, according to the Kern County Sheriff's Office.

He is considered armed and dangerous. He is described as white, male and 5'10" with green eyes and a shaved head.

SWAT entered the house with a robot and the suspect was nowhere to be found. They do not believe that the shooting was terror related.

 

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