Man pronounced dead after being found with multiple gunshot wounds in south Bakersfield: police

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bakersfield police are investigating the death of a man who was found with multiple gunshot wounds Sunday afternoon, officials said.

The Bakersfield Police Department said officers were called to the area of South Washington Street and East Belle Terrace at around 4:45 p.m. for a report of an assault.

Officers arrived and found a man suffering from gunshot wounds, the department said in a statement. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials said there was no suspect information to release.

The victim will be identified by the Kern County Coroner’s Office at a later time.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Bakersfield Police Department at 661-327-7111.

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