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BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
Greg Williamson, Chief of Police
Contact: Sergeant Joe Grubbs
Public Information Officer
(661)326-3803
jgrubbs@bakersfieldpd.us
For Immediate Release November 26, 2013
The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance in locating
a person, or persons, responsible for a homicide.
On November 24, 2013, at approximately 12:52 am, officers of the Bakersfield Police
Department responded to a report of gunshots fired in the 700 block of Geneva Avenue.
Upon arrival, officers located a large crowd of people in the street. Officers also located
a victim of gunshot wounds in the street. The victim was identified as Jerry Gray who
was pronounced deceased at the scene.
During the investigation, officers learned of a second gunshot victim who was
transported by private means to a local area hospital with minor injuries.
The Secret Witness Program is offering a reward up to $5,000.00 for information
leading to the arrest and filing of a complaint of the suspect or suspects responsible for
the murder of Jerry Gray.
The Secret Witness phone line operates 24 hours a day. Secrecy is guaranteed to
those who call. Callers will be asked to select a code name and code number when they
provide information to Secret Witness. Should additional contact with the caller be
necessary, the code name will be published along with a request for the original caller to
establish contact. Once contact is made, the caller will be asked to provide their original
code number for verification purposes. The same steps will be taken to pay a reward to
the caller. Secret Witness is operated under the direction of an independent, voluntary
board of directors representing civic organizations, law enforcement agencies, media
outlets, and corporate sponsors.
Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to contact the Bakersfield Police
Department at (661) 327-7111, Detective Ryan Kroeker at (661) 326-3546 or the Secret
Witness line at (661) 322-4040.
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Simply enter 274637 into your phone and text BPDCRIMES along with your message. The text is sent to the
police department and the sender remains completely anonymous.
Tips can also be anonymously sent through the smartphone “TipSubmit” mobile App or via email at
https://www.tipsubmit.com.