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4 dead after Kern County shooting

Authorities respond to a home in Kern County where four people were fatally shot on April 30, 2023. (KEYNEWS.TV)

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Deputy shot, man arrested after gunfight in Kern Co.

Authorities identify driver involved in big rig chase

A stolen big rig is engulfed in flames following a pursuit along the 5 Freeway in the Santa Clarita Valley on Nov. 3, 2022. (KTLA)

KCSO deputies could soon appear on ‘COPS’ series

A Kern County sheriff's vehicle is shown in a file photo posted to the office's Facebook page on Oct. 14, 2019.

SoCal deputy suspected of meth use while on duty

‘Take back your freedom’: Kern County sheriff’s video …

Man arrested after shooting at teens who threw water balloons …

Mark Shell, 63,and a firearm police say was recovered from his vehicle are seen in photos released by the Ridgecrest Police Department on Dec. 5, 2021.

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Coroner IDs gunman in hostage standoff that killed …

This undated memorial poster Courtesy of the Campas Family/Kern County Sheriff's Office posted on twitter shows Deputy Phillip Campas who was shot and killed on Sunday, July 25, 2021, at a residence in Wasco, Calif. The California sheriff's deputy was fatally shot this weekend when his SWAT team tried to rescue people held hostage inside a San Joaquin Valley home by a man armed with an AK-47-style rifle and a handgun, authorities said Monday. (Courtesy Campas Family/Kern County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Kern County sheriff’s deputy among 5 killed in hostage …

Deputy Phillip Campas is seen in a photo released by the Peace Officers Research Association of California.

Sex offender arrested in kidnapping of 5-year-old …

David Barrera is seen in an undated booking photo from the California Megan's Law website.

11-year-old wounded in Antelope Valley shooting; …

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Kern County sheriff’s, California DOJ reach settlement …

A Kern County sheriff's vehicle is shown in a file photo posted to the office's Facebook page on Oct. 14, 2019.

Officers in Kern County fatally shoot 1, wound another …

Lights and sirens are seen atop a patrol vehicle in this file photo. (Credit: Getty Images)

Body parts found at Kern County lake 2 years apart …

Shirley Cassel is seen in a photo released by Santa Ana police.