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BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
Greg Williamson, Chief of Police
For Immediate Release September 13, 2011
On 9/13/11, at about 10:00 a.m., Bakersfield Police Homicide detectives arrested
Gregory William Starling 46, for last night’s attempted murder of Marcus Von Williams
38, in the parking lot of the Royal Palms Motel, 200 Union Avenue. Starling will be
booked into the Kern County Jail on a Ramey warrant charging attempted murder, and
a parole violation hold.
Original Release September 13, 2011
On 09/12/2011 at 11:27 PM officers of the Bakersfield Police Department were
dispatched to the parking lot of the Royal Palms motel, 200 Union Avenue, to a report of
a victim of a shooting. Upon arrival officers located an adult male down in the parking lot
with a single gunshot wound to his neck. The victim was transported by ambulance to a
local hospital where he is being treated for life threatening injuries.
Detectives responded to the scene and assumed the investigation. The name of the
victim is being withheld pending notification of the family.
If you have any information regarding this case please call Detective Stratton at 326-
3546 or call the Secret Witness line at 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
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