2 Accused Of Shooting Cab Driver In Head
Men Arrested On Attempted Murder Charges
Crosby Shaterian - 23ABC
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Bakersfield police said a cab driver was shot in the head, and now they have arrested two men who they believe are connected to the shooting. . Sgt. Mary DeGeare with the Bakersfield Police Department said that about 2:10 a.m. Tuesday, a call was received regarding a shooting at Second and U streets.
Police said Zamora picked up two men at Golden West Casino and began to take them to the area of Second and U streets.
During the ride, the men attempted to rob Zamora at gunpoint, police said.
Police said the men shot Zamora in the head and fled the area.
Zamora described the men to officers, and surveillance video was obtained from the casino.
The surveillance video photos were distributed among the Crimes Against Persons detail, and on Tuesday at about noon, Detective Dennis Murphy spotted both men at the Greyhound bus station.
One was detained there and the other left in a cab but was detained a short distance away.
Jeffrey Allen Rector, 27 and Adrian Lyons, 23, both of Los Angeles, were arrested on charges of attempted murder, attempted robbery and conspiracy.
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