UPDATE: August 25, 2023
The Bakersfield Police Department has released more information about this incident.
According to a new press release, the community member who initially reported the shooting is confirmed to have been an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department Reserve officer who lives in Bakersfield. The community member had seen the suspect approaching homes in a cul-de-sac in the 11300 block of Andretti Avenue. The community member made contact with the suspect and gunfire was exchanged between them. When officers arrived at the scene, the suspect turned and fired at them as well.
As of now, BPD says their investigation has turned up no evidence that a burglary was carried out. The LAPD is conducting an administrative investigation into the actions of their reserve officer. BPD has placed the three city officers involved in the shooting on paid administrative leave while their investigation is carried out.
Additionally, the Kern County Sheriff and Coroner's Office has identified the suspect, who died at the scene, as 29-year-old Jason Taylor Boles of Bakersfield. Boles' death is currently listed as a homicide. A postmortem examination will be conducted to determine Boles' exact cause and manner of death.
UPDATE: August 24, 2023, 4:17 pm
According to Andrew Tipton with the Bakersfield Police Department, officers were dispatched on August 24 at around 11:30 am for reports of a shooting in the 11300 block of Andretti Avenue in northwest Bakersfield. The person who made the report believed they had interrupted a burglary in progress, and told police that an adult male had fired shots in the area.
When officers arrived in the neighborhood, they found a man who was carrying a handgun, and when they tried to make contact, 3 BPD officers were involved in a shootout with the suspect. BPD says it is unclear at this time when each officer shot at the suspect.
One officer was shot in the leg and has non-life threatening injuries. The suspect was shot and killed.
This is an ongoing investigation, but BPD says they will release bodycam footage of the incident as the investigation allows.
An officer-involved shooting took place in Northwest Bakersfield on Thurs, Aug 24.
According to the Bakersfield Police Department, a shooting involving BPD officers took place in the area near the intersection of Jewetta Avenue and Reina Road this morning. Expect heavy police presence in that area.
Little information is available at this time. We will update as more information becomes available.
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