3 arrested in connection to Potomac Park homicide
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Three men have been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed a 21-year-old man at Potomac Park, sheriff's officials said Tuesday.
Isaac Barraza, 19, was arrested on suspicion of murder in the Feb. 4 death of Rolando German Ramirez Vargas, officials said.
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Two others — Mario Bravo, 18, and Joseph Truskoski, 19 — were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy and accessory after the fact, according to the sheriff's office.
Detectives are looking into more suspects, officials said.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Kern County Sheriff's Office at 661-861-3110 or the Secret Witness program at 661-322-4040.
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