BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office confirmed a man who was found dead in his apartment on Taylor Street was stabbed. He was identified as 60-year-old Michael A Gauthier.
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The Bakersfield Police Department said on Wednesday, April 15th, 2026, at around 6:18 a.m., officers were called to the 600 block of Taylor Street for a report of an unknown situation, possibly a medical event inside an apartment.
When officers arrived, they found Gauthier’s body in the apartment.
The coroner’s report said he was stabbed and died from his injuries.