Coroner: Man's Jan. 1 death on East Casa Loma a homicide
The Kern County coroner's office said Monday that a man who died on New Year's Day was shot multiple times and his death is a homicide.
Jatinder Singh, 39, of Bakersfield died at 5:16 p.m. in the 2100 block of East Casa Loma Drive in Bakersfield.
The Bakersfield Police Department is investigating.
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