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Kern County Sheriff’s Office identifies man wanted in connection to Oildale killing
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office has identified a man wanted in connection to a killing in the Oildale area on Olympic Drive. KCSO officials say Luis Villachana, 44, is wanted in connection to a killing on Aug. 29 that left one woman dead. Officials said the victim was shot at a […]
‘Dancing Cowboy’ was killed by train, coroner says; mayor confirms tribute coming for street-corner character who died in June
For 15 years, Morrison performed like a perpetual motion machine, making people smile with his exuberant, sign-spinning dance moves, ostensibly in the name of Little Ceasar’s Pizza. Then he disappeared -- dead, his family announced, under undisclosed circumstances.
1 shot in Tulare County, deputies say
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A person was shot at a home in the Tulare County town of New London Sunday night, according to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say around 9:30 p.m. deputies were called to the 37700 Block of Hunter Road in New London for a shooting victim. Investigators say deputies learned […]
Man suspected of killing teen and man in 2022 Delano drive-by shooting arrested
The man suspected of killing a 16-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man in Delano in 2022 has been arrested.The video above is from an earlier story and will be updated.Detectives with the Tulare County Sheriff's Office arrested 33-year-old Marcos Antonio Mercado of Earlimart around 10 a.m. Tuesday.Mercado is accused of an October 2022 drive-by shooting that happened in the area of County Line Road and Road 136 around 4 p.m.When deputies arrived, they found one man shot to death. Shortly after, three other shooting victims showed up at the Delano Police Department building.Two of those victims were airlifted to the hospital. Deputies announced later that a second victim had died at the hospital.Detectives were able to link Mercado to the shooting after physical evidence from the scene was processed.Mercado was booked into jail on two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder.