NewsLocal News

Actions

Kern County Sheriff's Office releases name of Superior Grocers employee that died after being assaulted

An investigation revealed that Urvina was assaulted by Demetrius Ford Jr. after the employee took photos of Ford's vehicle after he had hit a parked car in the store's parking lot.
Superior Grocers, Bakersfield (FILE)
Posted
and last updated

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The name of the Superior Grocers employee who was killed back on January 1 has been released.

According to the Kern County Sheriff's Office, 54-year-old Juan Carlos Urvina was assaulted at the store in the 1100 block of Union Avenue. He was taken to Kern Medical where he later died.

An investigation revealed that Urvina was assaulted by Demetrius Ford Jr. after the employee took photos of Ford's vehicle after he had hit a parked car in the store's parking lot.

This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the BPD at (661) 327-7111.



,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Saturday

03/14/2026

Sunny

79° / 53°

2%

Sunday

03/15/2026

Mostly Sunny

81° / 55°

4%

Monday

03/16/2026

Mostly Sunny

87° / 59°

5%

Tuesday

03/17/2026

Partly Cloudy

91° / 62°

2%

Wednesday

03/18/2026

Sunny

93° / 63°

0%

Thursday

03/19/2026

Sunny

93° / 62°

1%

Friday

03/20/2026

Sunny

93° / 64°

1%

Saturday

03/21/2026

Mostly Sunny

97° / 64°

0%