NewsLocal News

Man who was shot, killed near Heritage Park identified

27-year-old Christopher Manuel Cruz Guadron
police generic
Add KERO as a Google Preferred Source

A man who was shot and killed in east Bakersfield near Heritage Park on Saturday has been identified by the Kern County Coroner's Office. 

Christopher Manuel Cruz Guadron of Bakersfield was shot on Dec. 9 around 9:30 a.m. on the 2700 block of Camino Real. Guadron, 27, was taken to Kern Medical where he died from his injuries.

Police said Guillermo Soto opened fire, killing Guadron and wounding a woman. Soto, 19, appeared in court on Dec. 12 and pleaded not guilty. He is facing six felony charges, including cruelty to a child and first-degree murder.

A postmortem examination will be scheduled at a later time for Guadron, the Coroner's Office said. 

Bakersfield, CA

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

ThursdayThu

11/12/2026

Sunny

83° / 55°

0%

FridayFri

11/13/2026

PM Showers

69° / 51°

49%

SaturdaySat

11/14/2026

Partly Cloudy

64° / 47°

9%

SundaySun

11/15/2026

Partly Cloudy

69° / 51°

4%

MondayMon

11/16/2026

Showers

59° / 47°

56%

TuesdayTue

11/17/2026

AM Showers

58° / 42°

32%

WednesdayWed

11/18/2026

Partly Cloudy

64° / 48°

18%

ThursdayThu

11/19/2026

Showers

60° / 45°

47%