NewsCrime

Actions

Murder of 12-year-old girl still unsolved, authorities ask for help

According to the Bakersfield Police Department, significant progress has been made in the investigation but help is still needed.
Ahmaya Alexander murder case still unsolved
Ahmaya Alyss Alexander
Posted
and last updated

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — It has been two years since 12-year-old Ahmaya Alexander was murdered in Central Bakersfield on May 21, 2021.

Police are still asking for the public’s help in solving the case. According to the Bakersfield Police Department, significant progress has been made in the investigation but help is still needed.

Alexander was shot and killed outside an apartment complex near L Street and 10th Street in Central Bakersfield.

Earlier this year, her uncle, Brandyn Hunter, said that this journey to justice has been exhausting for their family.

“She was smart. She loved school. She definitely loved animals. She wanted to be a veterinarian when she got older," said Hunter. “In all honesty, it's sickening. It's been almost two years. We have not found the individual or individuals that are responsible for Ahmaya’s death.”

There is a continued effort to find answers to her shooting death.

Kern's Secret Witness is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest. Anyone with information is asked to call the Kern Secret Witness hotline at (661) 322-4040.



Sign up for our Morning E-mail Newsletter to receive the latest headlines in your inbox.

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Wednesday

10/22/2025

Partly Cloudy

73° / 57°

8%

Thursday

10/23/2025

Mostly Sunny

74° / 54°

6%

Friday

10/24/2025

Sunny

79° / 55°

5%

Saturday

10/25/2025

Partly Cloudy

76° / 56°

4%

Sunday

10/26/2025

Partly Cloudy

72° / 52°

10%

Monday

10/27/2025

Sunny

73° / 52°

3%

Tuesday

10/28/2025

Sunny

76° / 53°

3%

Wednesday

10/29/2025

Sunny

77° / 54°

3%