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Man arrested after shooting in Wofford Heights

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WOFFORD HEIGHTS, Calif. — A man has been arrested after a shooting in Wofford Heights.

KCSO says on Wednesday, January 16 around 3:53 p.m., deputies were called out for a report of a shooting in the 1000 block of Evans Road in Wofford Heights. When deputies arrived, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was airlifted to Kern Medical with non-life threatening injuries.

KCSO says an investigation led deputies to a home in the 1000 block of Lakeview Terrace. At the home, 64-year-old John Raymond Rener was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon.

Anyone with additional information is encouraged to call the Kern County Sheriff’s Office at 661-861-3110 or the Secret Witness Line at 661-322-4040.

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