Police arrest 15-year-old in fatal shooting of teen at California high school football game

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsPolice arrest 15-year-old in fatal shooting of teen at California high school football gameThe suspect is charged with murder and participation in a criminal street gang, Bakersfield police sayBruce Golding Sunday 23 August 2026 02:58 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3037648","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/fatal-shooting-california-high-school-game-teens-gang-b3037648.html","title":"Police arrest 15-year-old in fatal shooting at California high school football game"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-134732","index":0}A police officer leads the handcuffed 15-year-old suspect to a vehicle (Bakersfield Police Department)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receive...