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Man killed in shooting in South Bakersfield

KCSO investigating homicide in South Bakersfield
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UPDATE: KCSO said the victim was at a small party at a home on Gordon Street when several shots were fired by an unknown suspect or suspects. 

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The Kern County Sheriff's Office is looking for any suspects tied to a deadly shooting in South Bakersfield early Friday morning.

According to KCSO, a man was shot just before 2:45 a.m. in the area of Gordon Street, just off White Lane and South Union. 

KCSO says the man was shot and was transported by a friend to a nearby Bakersfield Fire Department on White Lane. BFD reported the shooting to KCSO. The man was pronounced dead at the fire department. 

No arrests have been made and no suspect information has been provided. 

Bakersfield, CA

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