Man arrested for deadly shooting near Kern County Fairgrounds

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 52-year-old man was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing a man near the Kern County Fairgrounds.

KCSO said on September 17, 2025, at around 11:10 p.m., deputies were called to the 900 block of Vine Drive for a report of a shooting.

A man, identified as 40-year-old Wilberto Ruben Hernandez of Bakersfield, was pronounced dead at the scene…

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