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Shooting reported in Wasco over the weekend, KCSO investigating

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On Sunday April 23, 2017, at approximately 12:35 a.m., deputies from the Wasco City Substation responded to a report of shots being fired in the area of Jasmine Street and Beckes Street in Wasco.

Deputies located shell casings and a few impacts into a nearby vehicle. Independent witnesses said the shooter appeared to be trying to get into vehicles, and then suddenly began shooting at no apparent target. 

This investigation is on-going. Anyone with additional information regarding this incident is requested to contact the Kern County Sheriff’s Office at (661) 861-3110 or Secret Witness (661) 322-4040.

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