Investigators: Deadly Shooting Was Self-Defense

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OILDALE, Calif. — The Kern County Sheriff's Office has determined that a deadly shooting Monday morning was self-defense.Two men were shot at an apartment complex on the 2100 block of McCray Street, according to a sheriff's office news release. Buck McKay, 29, died, and an unidentified man is reportedly in critical condition at Kern Medical Center.Deputies were called to the complex about 5 a.m. There, they found McKay suffering from a single gunshot wound to the head. He was taken to KMC, where he later died. The second man was taken by private vehicle to Memorial Hospital and then taken to KMC.Investigators determined that McCray and the other man came to the apartments with a gun and “became involved in a disturbance with Jesse Ash,” according to the news release. Read moreSource: bakersfieldnow.comTactical Gear Tip: Learn how to shoot back when you study the Gun Digest Book of Combat Handgunnery. Click Here to order.