{"id":498697,"date":"2026-10-17T01:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T01:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/498697\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T01:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T01:18:11","slug":"woman-arrested-after-shots-fired-at-kbak-kbfx-studio-twice-in-one-week-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/498697\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman arrested after shots fired at KBAK\/KBFX studio twice in one week"},"content":{"rendered":"

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 A woman has been arrested for allegedly shooting into the KBAK\/KBFX studio twice in a week.<\/a> The arrest was made following a traffic stop Thursday night as she was traveling toward the news station.<\/p>\n

The Bakersfield Police Department said on October 9th and October 13th, 2026, officers responded to separate reports of shots fired at the news station.<\/p>\n

During the October 13th incident, officers located multiple bullet strikes to the building and recovered eleven .40-caliber shell casings.<\/p>\n

Three employees were inside the building at the time. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Shots fired at KBAK\/KBFX TV stations for second time; police investigating<\/a><\/p>\n

Bakersfield police said detectives assigned to the Robbery\/Homicide Unit, working closely with personnel from the Real-Time Information Center (RTIC), conducted an extensive investigation utilizing city-owned surveillance cameras, automated license plate recognition technology (ALPR), and surveillance footage obtained from surrounding businesses.<\/p>\n

Police said ALPR technology played a significant role in identifying a vehicle associated with both shootings.<\/p>\n

It allowed investigators to develop leads that ultimately resulted in the identification of 46-year-old Thomashana Renee Zeigler of Bakersfield, as a suspect.<\/p>\n

Bakersfield police said on October 15th, 2026, at around 11:35 p.m., officers assigned to the Violent Criminal Apprehension Team (VCAT) and Special Enforcement Unit (SEU) conducted a traffic stop on Zeigler as she traveled toward the KBAK\/KBFX news station.<\/p>\n

During the stop, officers allegedly found a loaded .40-caliber handgun and an additional loaded magazine inside her vehicle.<\/p>\n

Zeigler was taken into custody without incident.<\/p>\n

Police said subsequent search warrants resulted in the recovery of additional guns and evidence associated with the investigation.<\/p>\n

Through the course of the investigation, detectives identified additional threats directed toward the news station, according to police.<\/p>\n

In a release, it said, \u201cThe coordinated investigative and enforcement efforts resulted in Zeigler\u2019s apprehension and prevented a potential additional shooting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zeigler was booked into the Kern County Jail on multiple charges, including shooting at an occupied building and carrying a loaded firearm.<\/p>\n

“The coordinated efforts of the Robbery\/Homicide Unit, RTIC, VCAT, and SEU, combined with the effective use of investigative technology, were instrumental in identifying and apprehending the suspect,” said in the release.<\/p>\n

Jessica Bellucci with Sinclair, Inc. released a statement following the arrest:<\/p>\n

We are deeply relieved that a suspect has been arrested in connection with the incidents at our KBAK\/KBFX studios. We are thankful that no one was injured and grateful to the Bakersfield Police Department for its tireless efforts in investigating these incidents and bringing a suspect into custody.<\/p>\n

The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with additional information regarding these incidents 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 has been arrested for allegedly shooting into the KBAK\/KBFX studio twice in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":498698,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-498697","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\/498697","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=498697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/498698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=498697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=498697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=498697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}