BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A man shot to death on Padre Street on July 11, 2025, has been identified as 30-year-old Kalani Mason Jr. of Bakersfield, said the Kern County Coroner’s Office.
The Bakersfield Police Department said officers responded to the 1500 block of Padre Street in east Bakersfield at around 2:15 a.m.
Upon arrival, they discovered two men with severe injuries. Mason had been shot and pronounced dead at the scene. The other man, who suffered stab wounds, was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition. Police said he was later listed as “stable.”…