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Sep 9, 2021 · BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Footage that captured a fierce gun battle between SWAT deputies and a man who authorities say fatally shot three family members and a deputy was released by the sheriff’s office Thursday. This image captures the moment when Jose Ramirez first fired at deputies, according to sheriff’s officials.
Dec 1, 2015 · For several of those years, his father Mack, a retired state highway patrolman, was the sheriff of all Kern County. Both declined to be interviewed.
- Jorge Ramirez Jr.
- David Silva
- Jason Alderman
- James de La Rosa
- Francisco Serna
The series spends much of its focus on the Sept. 16, 2013, death of Jorge Ramirez Jr., who was shot by police in the parking lot of a hotel in a car. Ramirez was a former Junior Olympic boxing champion and father of five, who over the years, had developed a drug problem and served some time in prison. Police initially contended that Ramirez, was wo...
On May 3, 2013, David Silva was approached by several Kern County police officers after he was found sleeping on the street outside the Kern Medical Center. Silva, a father of four who was diagnosed with ADHD, went to the medical center for mental health issues but was told to go to another facility. The officers put Silva in a hogtie, a method of ...
On Aug. 22, 2015, two Bakersfield police officers passed by a Subway restaurant where an alleged burglary was taking place. The officers alleged they found Jason Alderman, 29, at the restaurant with a gun and shot him when he didn't obey their commands to drop the weapon. Alderman, who had a criminal past and drug issues, was carrying a tire iron t...
On Nov. 13, 2014, James De La Rosa, a 22-year-old oil rig worker, was returning home after a night out with his girlfriend and was allegedly chased by Bakersfield officers after they attempted to stop his jeep. De La Rosa, who had never been in trouble with the law, was unarmed, and police alleged he was reaching for his waistband, appearing to rea...
On Dec. 12, 2016, the Bakersfield Police Department encountered 73-year-old Francisco Serna after they received a call about an argument he had with a neighbor. Serna, a grandfather and great-grandfather, approached officers with his hands in his jacket pockets and allegedly refused to comply with orders to show his hands, according to police repor...
Sep 9, 2021 · The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said the use of force in the July 25 Wasco mass shooting, in which 41-year-old Jose Manuel Ramirez Jr. was shot and killed by deputies, was within...
Jul 26, 2021 · WASCO, Calif. (KABC) -- A Kern County sheriff's deputy was killed and another was badly injured Sunday in a standoff and shootout at a town north of Bakersfield. The incident started Sunday...
Jul 26, 2021 · Stefanie Dazio. Associated Press. 0:00. 0:48. LOS ANGELES – A California sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot this weekend when his SWAT team tried to rescue people held hostage inside a San Joaquin...
Jul 26, 2021 · A Kern County Sheriff’s Department SWAT officer was fatally shot and three other people were killed in an hourslong standoff with an armed man at a California home, Sheriff Donny Youngblood...
