Update (May 16.) — Monday, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office identified the man found with gunshot wounds in his car as Eduardo Moreno, 29, of Bakersfield.


BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — (May 13) A man was killed early Friday morning in east Bakersfield.

Kern County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a car crash just after midnight for a vehicle that struck a stop sign near Niles Street and Pesante Road.

When deputies arrived, they found a person with a gunshot wound in the car. They were unconscious but breathing. They were transferred to a local hospital where they later died, according to KCSO.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.