Sep 20, 2024
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A confrontation over a motorcycle prompted a shooting in Oildale last month that killed a woman and wounded another person, according to court filings. The gunman kicked in a door, pulled a gun and demanded to know what happened to his bike, which he claimed had been stolen, according to sheriff's reports filed in Superior Court. Before he left, shots were fired and a woman, identified by family as Ruth Cummings, was mortally wounded. Luis Villachana, 44, was arrested Sept. 7 and charged with first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder, among other offenses. Co-defendant Dallas Bradshaw, 29, faces burglary and conspiracy charges. It's alleged she went to the home with Villachana. Dallas Bradshaw, file image Both defendants are being held without bail and have a preliminary hearing scheduled next month. Trump’s shutdown push falls flat with Republicans The events leading to the shooting began the morning of Aug. 29, when someone at a home on Olympic Drive traded a car for a "nice street bike" he saw his cousin riding, the reports say. That afternoon, the gunman arrived asking questions about his motorcycle. At least two people were home when he arrived. One told investigators the gunman struck him in the face, and may have pistol-whipped him. Calls were made and others connected to the home arrived. The confrontation intensified. The reports say the suspect fired a shot toward the feet of a man who threatened to take his gun. A piece of concrete struck the man in the foot. That man -- all names except Villachana's are redacted -- said the gunman then threatened to retrieve more bullets from his vehicle. "I'm gonna smoke all you guys," the gunman said according to the witness. At that point, the man's wife, Cummings, arrived in a white SUV, the filings say. He yelled for her to call 911. Then he made his move. The man told investigators he hit the suspect and tried to wrestle the gun away. The suspect spun away, he said, then racked the gun and started firing. The man ran -- one round passing so close he heard it whistle past -- until he fell in a neighbor's yard. When he looked back, the white SUV was slowly rolling forward, the man told investigators. He ran over and saw his wife had been hit. The gunman took off in a black SUV that was captured on surveillance video, its license plate visible, according to the filings. It came back registered to Villachana.
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