Seven months after a 15-year-old boy was shot and killed outside The Marketplace shopping center, the community is still waiting for answers — and for charges to be filed.
- Seven months after the shooting of 15-year-old Prince Michael Banner, no charges have been filed.
- Wesley Davis from the Wendell Davis Foundation discusses the lasting impact of the tragedy on the community.
Seven months after a 15-year-old boy was shot and killed outside The Marketplace shopping center, the community is still waiting for answers — and for charges to be filed.
Prince Michael Banner was killed on Nov. 10, 2024. According to Bakersfield police, the suspected shooter — identified as Albert Briseno Jr., also 15 — turned himself in just two days later.
Investigators said both teens were armed that night, but only Briseno fired. The case has since been submitted to the Kern County District Attorney’s Office twice, most recently in March. As of Monday, no charges have been filed…