Teen admits to oildale killing

A teenager who was 15 when he killed a man in Oildale has admitted to committing the murder. The Kern County District Attorney’s office says Benjermin Vasquez made the admission earlier this year in juvenile court and was sentenced to confinement at the APEX Academy which houses offenders ages 14 to 25. Vasquez was charged in the shooting death of Luis Ibarra, 20, on China Grade Loop in June 2023. He’ll be released no later than his 25th birthday because he was convicted as a minor.