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Michael Ray Aguirre

Gender : Male

Age : 42

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/06/2024

Location : Union Avenue and Niles Street

City : Bakersfield

County : Kern

State : California

Agency : Bakersfield Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 05/06/2024, Bakersfield Police Department officers responded to reports of a hit-and-run crash near Union Avenue and Niles Street in Bakersfield. The suspect, identified as 42-year-old Michael Ray Aguirre, fled the scene but was located by police shortly after. When officers approached Aguirre, he produced a firearm and shot himself. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Bakersfield Police Department is investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality.
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Last Update: 11/29/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/heavy-police-presence-in-northeast-bakersfield-police-oregon-and-stockton-streets-kern-county-california
https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/coroner-identifies-man-found-dead-following-hit-and-run-crash-and-shooting-in-bakersfield-kern-county-coroners-office-union-ave-oregon-and-stockton-streets-kern-county-california
https://www.kget.com/news/homicide-news/heavy-police-presence-outside-home-in-south-bakersfield/