Jasmine Hernandez, 31, a female of Hispanic/Latino ethnicity from Bakersfield, was found shot to death on the morning of May 26, 2025, inside the Belcourt Apartments on the 2600 block of Park Meadows Drive in Oildale. Deputies were called at about 9:41 a.m., where they discovered two people dead. The Kern County Coroner later identified the second person as 25-year-old Joshua Anthony Reveles. Investigators determined that Jasmine Hernandez, 31, died of a gunshot wound at the scene.
Within days, authorities clarified the sequence of events. The coroner ruled the case a murder-suicide: Jasmine Hernandez, 31, was killed by gunfire, and Joshua Anthony Reveles, 25, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Early radio reports had described the discovery as a double homicide, but subsequent official findings established that no third person was involved. The identifications and findings were publicly confirmed by the Kern County Coroner’s Office and reported by local outlets.
Because the suspect died at the scene, there were no arrests. Detectives did not announce any additional suspects or a search for other persons of interest after the coroner’s determination. Listings that track local homicides recorded the incident on May 26, 2025, as the death of Jasmine Hernandez, 31, in Bakersfield/Oildale, aligning with the coroner’s conclusion.
