BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A homeowner shot a suspected burglar in Taft early Monday morning. The alleged suspect was airlifted to a hospital.
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said on July 14, 2025, at around 5:55 a.m., deputies from the KCSO Taft Substation responded to the 300 block of Montview Avenue in Taft regarding a reported burglary in progress.
When deputies arrived, they learned the homeowner had confronted an alleged burglar, later identified as 36-year-old Felix Villasenor Cortez, in the backyard of the home…