UPDATE (APRIL 14, 2023): According to Sgt. Pair of the Bakersfield Police Department, the intruder had recently been moved into a nearby sober living home and entered the victim's residence through a garage door. He then armed himself with a hatchet found in the garage and attacked the victim, causing moderate injuries.
The victim armed himself with a knife and fatally stabbed the intruder.
No criminal charges are expected against the victim.
The Bakersfield Police Department (BPD) is investigating a stabbing that left one man dead in East Bakersfield on Wed, April 12.
According to the BPD, officers arrived at a home near the 5200 block of Pla Vada Drive near Panorama Drive for an "unknown situation" around 3:40 p.m. Upon arrival, officers discovered a man who had been stabbed. The man was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died.
An investigation by the BPD revealed that the man who was stabbed had forcibly entered a victim's home and "violently assaulted him" before the victim armed himself with a knife and stabbed the intruder.
This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the BPD at (661) 327-7111.
