BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 A woman is in critical condition after being struck by a hit-and-run driver and was then shot following a large gathering and altercation near Panorama Park early Saturday morning.<\/p>\n
The Bakersfield Police Department said on June 6, 2026, at around 2:51 a.m., officers were called to the area of Panorama Drive and River Boulevard regarding a 911 call with unknown circumstances.<\/p>\n
When officers arrived, they found a woman in the 600 block of Panorama Drive suffering from moderate to major injuries.<\/p>\n
She was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where she remains in critical condition, according to police.<\/p>\n
Police said a preliminary investigation found that the incident originated from a large gathering at Panorama Park. During the gathering, a physical altercation happened, resulting in numerous people standing in the roadway.<\/p>\n
According to police, the victim, who was one of those standing in the roadway, was subsequently struck by a light-colored coupe traveling westbound on Panorama Drive. The driver failed to stop and drove away the scene westbound on Panorama Drive.<\/p>\n
Police said that following the crash, gunfire was exchanged in the area.<\/p>\n
Bakersfield police said investigators determined the victim, who had already been struck by the vehicle, also sustained a gunshot wound. Medical personnel determined was not life-threatening.<\/p>\n
Police said investigators do not believe she was the intended target of the shooting.<\/p>\n
BPD said at this time, no additional victims have been identified, and no arrests have been made.<\/p>\n
Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call the Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 A woman is in critical condition after being struck by a hit-and-run driver and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":351016,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-351015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=351015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351015\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/351016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=351015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=351015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}