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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)

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

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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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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)

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

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

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

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

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

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