Family and friends speak about Bianca Jackson case 15 years later as reward increases

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Fifteen years after 18-year-old Bianca Jackson was killed outside a Cal State Bakersfield party, her mother and childhood friends say they continue to search for justice and keep her memory alive.

“You’re not prepared to bury your child ever,” said Veronica Aguayo, Bianca’s mother. She has never stopped thinking about her daughter since that night in 2010. “It was considered a cold case — no new developments.”

On October 21, 2010, Jackson, a recent Ridgeview High School graduate, had gone with friends to a party at Cal State Bakersfield. As the night went on, tensions rose. Police said a local gang opened fire on rivals, and Jackson was hit as an innocent bystander.

More than 150 people were at the party. A campus police officer responding to a fight heard g