BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Bakersfield police released body-worn video showing the moments leading to an officer-involved shooting on Latina Drive back in December 2025. The shooting left the suspect, identified as Fabian Lopez, in critical condition.
The Bakersfield Police Department said on Monday morning, December 29, 2025, at around 2:15 a.m., a two-officer Bakersfield Police Department patrol unit conducted a vehicle code enforcement traffic stop in the area of Mohawk Street at Siena Lane. The vehicle the officers were attempting to stop eventually yielded at Latina Drive and Pisa Way.
Police said a man inside the stopped vehicle ran off on foot eastbound on Latina Drive. When the officer caught up to the suspect, a struggle ensued…