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Case Description

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On March 17, 2023, at approximately 2:00 a.m., deputies responded to reports of a shooting at an apartment complex in the 7000 block of Auburn Street in northeast Bakersfield, California. Upon arrival, they discovered 42-year-old Jose Antonio Contreras, a resident of Palmdale, suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Tragically, Contreras was pronounced dead at the scene.

In the immediate aftermath of the incident, authorities arrested 36-year-old Bakersfield resident Valeria Galvez ...Read More

Victim Details

Jose Antonio Contreras

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Bakersfield

CA

2023-03-17

42

Jose

Antonio Contreras

04/21/2026