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Two drive-by shootings on and off Highway 58

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Two drive-by shootings on and off Highway 58
Two drive-by shootings on and off Highway 58

Two shootings occurring in the past two weeks have been ruled by BPD as unrelated.

Victim's from Tuesday morning's drive-by shooting are in stable condition.

THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.23ABC'S KRISTIN VARTAN IS LIVEIN EAST BAKERSFIELD TOGIVE US UPDATES ON THESE CASES.YES JESS, I'M HERE ON S H STREETAND RIGHT BEHIND MEIS THE HWY 58 OFF RAMP WHERE ADRIVE-BY SHOOTING TOOKPLACE THIS MORNING AT APPROX.12:30 AM.THIS IS A DIFFERENT PART OF HWY58 THAN THE DRIVE-BYSHOOTING AT A VEHICLE WITH AFAMILY OF 8 FROM TWO WEEKS AGOWHICH THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYPATROL RESPONDED TOON EASTBOUND HIGHWAY 58, EAST OFMOUNT VERNON AVE.THE BAKERSFIELD POLICE DOES NOTBELIEVE THESE TWO INSTANCESARE RELATED."THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BERANDOM EVENT, THERE ARE SOMEFACTORS THAT I WILL NOT RELEASETHLEAD US TO BELIEVE THAT THERE ISA POTENTIAL THAT IT IS AGANG-RELATEDSHOOTING.BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT'SSGT.

PAIR SAYSTHE VICTIM'S VEHICLE WAS EXITINGHWY 58, ONTO SOUTH HSTREET WHEN A BLACK SUV PULLEDALONGSIDE IT ANDBEGAN TO FIRE.JUVENILE WHO WAS SHOT ISAPPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS.

COPY,JUVENILE IS 2 YEARS OLD.THIS IS THE SOUND OF DISPATCHRADIO.FROM THIS MORNING AT ABOUT 12:30A-M.SGT.

PAIR TELLS 23ABC, VICTIMSINSIDE THE VEHICLE WERBLACK: A MAN, A WOMAN AND HERTHREE CHILDREN: A THREE-YEAROLD BOY, FIVE-YEAR-OLD BOY ANDNINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL.THE GUNSHOTS STRIKING THE MAN,THE THREE-YEAR-OLD BOYAND THE NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL.SARGEANT PAIR TO ADD THAT THISDRIVE-BY SHOOTING BEARSA RESEMBLANCE TO THE GANG-RELATED MURDERS OF TWOCHILDREN, KAYSON GUYTON WHO DIEDIN A DRIVE-BYSHOOTING IN 2017 AND MAJORSUTTON WHO WAS MURDERED IN HISHOME IN 2018."WHO WERE TRAGICALLY KILLEDFOR NO GOOD REASON.

AND AS ACOMMUNITY IF WE DON'T PUT OURFOOTDOWN TOGETHER AND COLLECTIVELYAND SAY THAT THIS TYPE OFBEHAVIOR IS UNACCEPTABLE, THENWE'RE IN FOR A DANGEROUS ROAD."PAIR ADDED AFTER THE SHOOTINGALL THREE SHOOTINGVICTIMS WERE ABLE TO RECEIVETREATMENT AT A HOSPITAL, WHERETHEY ARE LISTED IN STABLECONDITION."WE WILL PURSUE THISINVESTIGATION TO THEFURTHEST EXTENT THAT IS OURLEGAL CAPABILITY"THIS IS THE SECOND DRIVE-BYSHOOTING TO HAPPEN ON ANDOFF, HWY 58 IN THE LAST TWOWEEKS, WHILE IN SEPARATELOCATIONS.AS FOR THE SECOND DRIVE-BYSHOOTING CASE CALIFORNIAHIGHWAY PATROL'S ROBERTRODRIGUEZ IS NOT RULING THESEPTEMBER 5 DRIVE-BY ONEASTBOUND HWY 58 AS GANGVIOLENCE.THE SUSPECT HAS YET TO BEDETAINED OR IDENTIFIED.ANYONE WITH INFORMATION CAN CALLB-P-D'S CENTER WITHINFORMATION.SGT.

PAIR SAYS THEY CAN REMAINANONYMOUS.661-327-7111FOR NOW, KRISTIN VARTAN LIVE INEAST BAKERSFIELD, FOR23ABC CONNECTING YOU.NOW TO AN UPDATE ON A DECADE OEAST BAKERSFIELD, FOR 23ABCCONNECTING YOU.NOW TO AN UPDATE ON A DECADE OLDMURDER

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