Man found guilty of murder in Lamont shooting
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man who admitted to firing a gun during a fight outside a bar in Lamont was found guilty Tuesday of murder and faces a life term in prison, court records show.
Jose Gomez-Rivera told sheriff’s detectives he waited for a friend and another man who were fighting outside El Descanso Bar on Weedpatch Highway to separate, then fired twice from 6 feet away.
Surveillance footage captured the June 30, 2023 shooting that occurred just before midnight. Gomez-Rivera told detectives he closed his eyes when he fired. He said he didn’t mean to kill Rosalino Soto Juarez, according to court documents.
He said he left and tossed the gun on a dirt road between rows of vineyards on Buena Vista Boulevard. Sentencing is set for May 7.
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