Kern Secret Witness is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest in the murder investigation of 12-year-old Ahmaya Alexander.

Alexander was senselessly killed in the 1000 block of L Street on May 21, 2021. The Bakersfield Police Department is seeking the community’s assistance in identifying the suspects responsible for this tragedy.

Bakersfield Police Sgt. Robert Pair says a lot of time in these cases witnesses have information but won’t come forward until money is made available.

If you have any information regarding this ongoing investigation, please contact Detective Robert Woods at (661) 326-3919 or Kern Secret Witness at (661) 322-4040.

ORIGINAL RELEASE:

On May 21, 2021, at about 10:45 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of L Street for a victim of a shooting. At the same time officers were notified of a ShotSpotter alert at the same location. Officers arrived to find an adolescent female juvenile suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was transported by ambulance to a local hospital where she succumbed to her injuries. The identity of the victim will be released by the Kern County Coroner’s Office.

Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to call the Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111.