Deputies responded to an apartment complex around 3:30 a.m. to reports of a stabbing. Deputies found two women, in their mid-20s, suffering from stab wounds. Three deputies confronted an armed man, believed to be the suspect in the stabbing, and shot and killed him. Details as to what precipitated the killing were withheld by police.
Victim's Name: Daniel Gomez
Agency Responsible: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: May 7, 2020
County: Kern
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 5887