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Emanuel Contreras

Case from Bakersfield, CA dated Sep 12, 2018

Victim Details

Emanuel Contreras

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Bakersfield

CA

2018-09-12

50

Emanuel

Contreras

07/17/2026

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Emanuel Contreras, aged 50, was tragically killed on September 12, 2018, in Bakersfield, California, during a violent shooting spree. The incident began when Javier Casarez, 54, accompanied by his wife Petra Maribel Bellanos Casarez, confronted Emanuel Contreras at T&T Trucking, where Contreras was employed. Casarez, armed with a .50-caliber handgun, shot and killed Contreras before turning the gun on his wife, Petra, and killing her as well. This marked the beginning of a series of fatal shooti ...
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  • latimes.com: Love triangle could be motive in Bakersfield shooting rampage, witness says
  • The Bakersfield Californian: Six dead — five victims and suspect — in southeast Bakersfield shooting
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