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Second victim in Oildale shooting dies

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23ABC has learned one of the victims shot during a standoff in Oildale has died. 

Mike Kennedy was listed in critical condition after being shot by Christopher Gray Friday.

Kennedy was being treated at Kern Medical Center and today family members tell 23ABC they decided to take him off life support. 

Family members say Kennedy and Ricky Gray, the other victim killed during the shooting have been friends since high school. 

The family has set up a GoFundMe account to help wth funeral costs. You can find the GoFundMe page by clicking here.

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