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Brian Ray Smith

Case from Bakersfield, CA dated May 20, 2023

Victim Details

Brian Ray Smith

Bakersfield

CA

2023-05-20

25

Brian

Ray Smith

07/23/2026

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On May 20, 2023, 25-year-old Brian Ray Smith of Bakersfield, California, was fatally shot on Lincoln Avenue near Oildale Drive. The incident occurred around 9:36 p.m., and Smith was pronounced dead at the scene.

Surveillance footage revealed that Smith and another individual arrived in a white pickup truck outside a smoke shop and casino. The truck performed a doughnut in the intersection before parking. Two men, later identified as 20-year-old Omar Perez-Rodriguez and 18-year-old Fabi ...
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  • The Bakersfield Californian: Man, 25, who died in shooting identified
  • The Bakersfield Californian: KCSO: Man killed in Oildale
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