BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The man and woman charged in connection to a deadly shooting in south Bakersfield in 2022 are accused of killing the man in a gang-related activity, according to newly released court documents.
Dahmonte Cooks, 22, and Johnesha Avila, 26, are accused in the murder of Jarvis Keith Naff, 26. Naff was leaving a party and walking in the 8600 block of Avila Street on April 17, 2022, when a group of men approached him and shot him multiple times, according to officials.
The complaint said Cooks and Avila participated in the criminal street gang East Side Bakers. Cooks is accused of using his firearm for gang purposes…