BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a man who was shot after allegedly breaking into a Tehachapi home on Thursday.
Coroner officials identified him as Jason Gerard Velasquez, 47, of Glendale. The shooting was reported in the 19000 block of Alta Vista Avenue in Tehachapi around 6:21 p.m. April 2.
Officials with the sheriff’s office said deputies were dispatched to a report of a burglary in progress in the 19000 block of Alta Vista Avenue.
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They arrived to find the suspect, later identified as Velasquez, suffering from a gunshot wound, officials said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The homeowner was cooperating and no arrests had been made.
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