{"id":485230,"date":"2026-10-04T23:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T23:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/485230\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T23:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T23:32:11","slug":"2-bakersfield-men-shot-and-killed-in-porterville-identified-by-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/485230\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Bakersfield men shot and killed in Porterville identified by family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Family has identified the second victim who was gunned down in a deadly double homicide in Porterville early Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Christina Lopez Image\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/15482432_Christina-Lopez-bio-img.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sunday, October 4, 2026 10:59PM<\/p>\n<p>Follow ABC30 on Google<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KFSN) &#8212; Family has identified the second victim gunned down in a deadly double homicide in Porterville.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The victims, Moises Abraham Vasquez and Matthew Gan-Dara of Bakersfield, were shot just before 5 a.m. Friday while waiting outside a building supply manufacturer on Main Street and Date Avenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Despite life-saving measures, Moises and Matthew died of their injuries at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">RELATED: <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc30.com\/post\/police-investigating-double-homicide-porterville\/19900861\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2 Bakersfield men shot and killed in Porterville, police confirm<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Porterville Police found charred remains of a burned out car about a half a mile south of the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Investigators believe that car is tied to the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Officers are still searching for the suspects involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">For news updates, follow Christina Lopez on <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChristinaABC30\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CLopezABC30\" rel=\"nofollow\">X<\/a> and <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/christinalopezreports\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 KFSN-TV. 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