The Kern County Sheriff’s Office was investigating a suspicious death Wednesday after finding a body in central Bakersfield.
Deputies were called at 7:50 a.m. to the 2500 block of California Avenue to a field and also found evidence of an encampment fire, a news release said. The body had apparent trauma, KCSO reported.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the KCSO at 661-861-3110 or the Secret Witness line at 661-322-4040.