Coroner identifies 39-year-old man killed in deputy-involved shooting in Lake Isabella
The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the man killed in a deputy-involved shooting in Lake Isabella as 39-year-old Fernando Padilla of Bodfish. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office reported that on Sunday, January 11, 2026, around 1:40 a.m., deputies from the Kern Valley Substation responded to reports of a person firing a handgun near Kilbreth … Read more