New court documents detail events leading to deadly shooting outside Oildale bar

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Newly released court documents are shedding light on what investigators say led to a deadly shooting outside an Oildale bar last month.

According to witnesses, the incident began when a fight broke out inside the Long Branch Saloon on March 7. The fight then moved into the parking lot, where 27-year-old Steven Quick allegedly pulled out a gun and fired multiple times, striking 43-year-old Jason Hall. Hall later died.

Investigators said Quick ran away after the shooting, prompting a multiday manhunt. Friends of Quick were later interviewed and told investigators they had recently driven to the city from Grants Pass, Oregon…

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