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Man killed in South Bakersfield shooting identified

One man killed in south Bakersfield shooting
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A man who was killed during a shooting in South Bakersfield has been identified.

43-year-old Edgar Modesto Lopez of Bakersfield was shot on January 1 around 3:40 p.m. in the 3100 block of South H Street in South Bakersfield, according to BPD. Lopez died at the scene.

Lopez's death is being investigated as a homicide.

Bakersfield, CA

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