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Wilberto Ruben Hernandez

Case from Bakersfield, CA dated Sep 17, 2025

Victim Details

Name

Gender

Male

City

Bakersfield

State

Date Of Death

2025-09-17

Age At Death

First Name

Wilberto

Last Name

Ruben Hernandez

Last Updated

07/27/2026

Case Description

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On the first night of the Kern County Fair, September 17, 2025, deputies were called just after 11:10 p.m. to the 900 block of Vine Drive in a neighborhood south of the fairgrounds. There, a male, 40-year-old Wilberto Ruben Hernandez of Bakersfield, was found with fatal gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene. Homicide detectives from the Kern County Sheriff's Office took over the investigation as the neighborhood lights dimmed and fair traffic thinned, leaving a quiet street marked by e ...

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KBAK: Coroner identifies 40-year-old man shot and killed on Vine Drive

https://www.kget.com/news/homicide-news/man-shot-killed-in-se-bakersfield-on-wednesday/

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Wilberto Ruben Hernandez

Case from Bakersfield, CA dated Sep 17, 2025

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