Monday, Jan 21 2013 11:25 AM
Shooting victim identified
By BREAKING NEWS BLOG
A shooting victim who died Sunday evening at Kern Medical Center has been identified as 28-year-old Otis Lee Taylor.
The Bakersfield man was shot at 5:24 p.m. in the 1100 block of Pershing Street, according to a coroner's office news release. He died 6:02 p.m. at KMC.
A second shooting victim from the same incident suffered serious injuries, Bakersfield police said. Two people in the area were detained and taken to the Bakersfield Police Department for questioning.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Toler at 326-3857 or Secret Witness at 322-4040.
- The Californian
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