{"id":211183,"date":"2026-03-09T04:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T04:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/211183\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T04:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T04:36:09","slug":"man-27-wanted-in-deadly-saloon-shooting-in-california-sheriff-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/211183\/","title":{"rendered":"Man, 27, wanted in deadly saloon shooting in California, sheriff says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/f4c903016a858f2fade46d59f905632e.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Man, 27, wanted in deadly saloon shooting in California, sheriff says<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Investigators in Kern County are casting a wide net in search of a 27-year-old man wanted in connection with a deadly shooting outside a saloon over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Details are limited and it\u2019s unclear\u00a0what exactly happened,\u00a0but\u00a0officials with the Kern County Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/local.nixle.com\/alert\/12244271\/?sub_id=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:news release;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">news release<\/a>\u00a0that the fatal shooting occurred just after midnight\u00a0in the 900 block of North Chester Avenue, outside the Long Branch Saloon\u00a0in Oildale, a small town approximately 4 miles north-northwest of Bakersfield.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/Kern-County-fatal-shooting-1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Kern County fatal shooting\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2313b563c8168a182a079ff9bfa2c31c.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Investigators with the Kern County Sheriff\u2019s Office are looking for a 27-year-old man believed to be involved in a deadly shooting outside the Long Branch Saloon in Oildale on march 7, 2026. (Google Maps)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A suspect in the investigation was identified as Steven Quick, described as a white male adult approximately six feet, one inch tall, weighing around 165 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/Kern-County-fatal-shooting-2.jpg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Kern County fatal shooting\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1660ff2afcdb6fa2c66ce4193aff87ef.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Steven Quick, 27, is wanted in connection with a deadly shooting outside a saloon in Oildale on March 7, 2026, the Kern County Sheriff\u2019s Office said. (KCSO)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Authorities did not provide any information, including age or gender, on the victim of the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/rhianna-l-home-struck-gunfire-012952075.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rihanna\u2019s L.A. home struck by gunfire while pop star reportedly inside;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Rihanna\u2019s L.A. home struck by gunfire while pop star reportedly inside <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anyone with information is urged to contact Kern County Sheriff\u2019s Office Detective Nelson at 661-861-3110. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call the Secret Witness Hotline at 661-322-4040.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No\u00a0additional\u00a0information\u00a0was released.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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