Christopher Aaron Regalado, 31, of Wasco, California, was found dead with a gunshot wound outside a residence on Sharon Court near Beckes Street on February 16, 2022. Kern County deputies were dispatched just after 2 a.m. after reports of a person down; Regalado was pronounced dead at the scene and later identified by the Kern County Coroner’s Office.

Homicide detectives from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office took over the investigation, but no suspect information had been released and the case remained open. Regalado’s shooting was reported as the fourth in the Wasco area since December, part of a wider pattern of violence affecting the community.

If anyone witnessed activity near Sharon Court that night or has information about these recent shootings in Wasco, please contact the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.