Port Hueneme Police Department – Incident Press Release
On Sunday, March 17, 2019 at 9:48 PM, Officers from the Port Hueneme Police Department responded to several calls of shots fired in the area of the 2500 Block of Rudder Avenue, Port Hueneme.
When the Officers arrived in the area the victim, a 26-year-old resident of Port Hueneme flagged down an Officer near Hemlock Street and Tiller Avenue. The victim told the Officer he was driving south on Rudder Avenue with his 6-year-old son, who was seated in the back of his vehicle. The victim heard several gun shots and realized his vehicle had been hit by bullets. The victim quickly accelerated and left the area while calling the police.
The victim’s vehicle was hit four times with two of the bullets traveling through the front passenger window. One of the rounds went through the right rear window and one other hit the rear passenger door. Both the victim and his son were uninjured, but were almost hit by the bullets.
The Officers located a parked vehicle in the 2500 block of Rudder Avenue which also had been hit by one bullet.
The suspects were described only as two males with dark hoodies.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information or questions about this incident can contact Detective Mike Hamrick at the Port Hueneme Police Department (805) 986-6541 or email at [email protected]