BPD: Man found dead in Kern riverbed with apparent gunshot wound

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Police on Monday found a man dead with an apparent gunshot wound in an area of the Kern riverbed east of the Chester Avenue bridge.

The body was found at about 9:45 a.m. after officers responded to a call of an “unknown situation,” according to a Bakersfield Police Department release. Homicide detectives were called to the scene.

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The man’s name will be released by the coroner’s office. No suspect information was available.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call BPD at 661-327-7111…

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