BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) \u2014 Bakersfield police are asking for the public’s help locating a suspect wanted in connection with the death of a man who was beaten unconscious and left in a roadway, where he was run over and killed.<\/p>\n
An arrest warrant has been obtained for Salvador Daniel Gutierrez, 24, in the murder of Justin Leon Randle, 34, of Bakersfield. Gutierrez is described as 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighing 205 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was born Aug. 20, 2001.<\/p>\n
Randle died in the early morning hours of June 7, 2025, after he was assaulted near 11th and H streets in Bakersfield.<\/p>\n
According to a probable cause declaration, Gutierrez and a co-defendant, Alberto Felix, were in a vehicle that accelerated toward Randle as he walked in a parking lot. Randle was “lightly struck” by the vehicle and ran.<\/p>\n
Felix and Gutierrez caught up to Randle at 11th and H streets, where they assaulted him with their hands and feet and knocked him unconscious, according to the declaration.<\/p>\n
Left lying in the roadway, Randle was run over by an uninvolved vehicle and declared dead at the scene.<\/p>\n
The coroner ruled his death a homicide, determining he died from blunt injuries.<\/p>\n
Police say both men are criminally responsible, as “they pursued the victim and violently assaulted him leading to his death.”<\/p>\n
Felix, 24, has been charged with first-degree murder. He appeared in court Tuesday and is scheduled to return March 6 for a pre-preliminary hearing. Felix is being held at Lerdo Jail.<\/p>\n
Anyone with information on Gutierrez’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111.<\/p>\n
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