DELANO, Calif. — A man has been identified after he was shot and killed on New Year's Day.

According to the Delano Police Department, 49-year-old Zeferino Santos Perfecto was shot by an unknown person in the 700 block of Freemont Street in Delano around 12:22 a.m. on January 1. Delano PD says Perfecto was attending a family gathering at the time of the shooting. Perfecto was taken to the hospital, where he later died around 1:16 a.m.

His death is being investigated as a homicide. Delano PD says detectives do not believe this to be gang related, and that unlawful celebratory gunfire cannot be ruled out.

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call the Delano Police Department TIP-LINE at (661) 721-3369.

This is the first homicide of 2019 in Kern County.