BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — One man has died after a shooting in an apartment complex in northeast Bakersfield early Friday morning and one woman was arrested, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.
Officers responded to multiple reports of a shooting at the Auburn Heights apartments complex in the 7000 block of Auburn Street, just west of Morning Drive, around 2 a.m. When BPD arrived they found a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound.
Medical aid responders declared the victim deceased at the scene, according to BPD. One woman was detained at the scene and a firearm was located, officials aid.
Investigators later announced the arrest of Valeria Galvez, 36, of Bakersfield, Friday afternoon. Galvez was arrested on suspicion of murder.
Galvez is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday at 3 p.m., according to the county jail records.
The identity of the victim will be released at a later time by the Kern County Coroner’s Office.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call BPD at 661-327-7111.