BC’s Department of College Safety (DCS) received a call from the Child Development Center (CDC) about an altercation transpiring in lot P3 on Sept. 11.

The incident started at Fast Trip on Mount Vernon between two male subjects over a stolen 1996 Honda Accord. Subject 1, a relative of the stolen vehicle’s owner, confronted Subject 2, the male with the stolen car. Subject 2 proceeded to flee the confrontation and abandoned the car at P3, where the dispute continued.

DCS received the call at 9 a.m. and sent Officer Damyris Bagsby to assess the situation. At 9:02 a.m. assistant director of DCS Carlos Rios arrived and was shortly followed by Officer Juan Alaniz. Bakersfield Police Department (BPD) arrived at 9:06 a.m. to respond to the situation.

“Our officers immediately de-escalated the situation and separated the individuals, until the BPD arrived and took over the investigation,” Rios said.

An email sent the day of the incident by Joseph Grubbs, Executive Director of College Safety, confirmed that Subject 1 was in possession of a firearm and fired it at Subject 2, without striking him. No injuries were reported by officials.

After Officer Bagsby’s arrival, Subject 1 approached the officer, claiming that he had possession of a semi-automatic firearm. “There was no lock down because when we showed up, we didn’t know there was a firearm involved,” said Rios. “As soon as we found out about the weapon, we immediately took control and made sure the weapon was contained. detained. It wasn’t known until Subject 1 let Officer Bagsby know he was in possession of a firearm.”

The DCS and BPD detained the firearm, until checking to make sure it was registered before giving it back to Subject 1 after the altercation was resolved.