BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Yolanda Rojo’s family is asking the community to help support her two young daughters after Rojo was killed in Bakersfield.
BPD investigating homicide on College Avenue (KBAK/KBFX)
Her brother, Noe Castro, remembered Rojo as a devoted family member and mother. “I just want everyone to know that she was an absolutely amazing person,” Castro said. “She was like a second mom to me.”
Castro said Rojo played a central role in keeping the family close. “I feel like she was the… like, the glue that kept us all together,” he said.
Castro said the family has started a GoFundMe intended to help support Rojo’s children, including extracurricular activities and other necessities for her 4- and 6-year-old daughters. “Yolanda always made sure that my nieces, whatever they wanted to do, she made sure that she put in enough work by herself you know to fund whatever it was,” Castro said.
Earlier this year, one of the girls was able to perform at an L.A. Rams versus Cardinals game, something Castro said would not have been possible without Rojo. “Thats why we want this trust fund to help them still be able to do the things that they already did because of Yolanda,” he said.
He added that continuing those activities is one way the family hopes to keep Rojo’s memory alive.
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Police identified 33-year-old Victor Farias as the suspect in the investigation. According to the Kern County Superior’s Court, Farias is facing multiple felony charges, including first-degree murder, domestic violence, assault with a deadly weapon, and child endangerment. The relationship between the two is still unclear.
A manhunt is underway for 33-year-old Victor Farias, who is accused of assaulting and killing a woman on College Avenue late Wednesday night. PHOTO: BPD, KBAK/KBFX