Oxnard Police Department – Incident Press Release
On November 7, 2020, at 3:36 a.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to the strip mall parking lot located at the intersection of Oxnard Boulevard and Magnolia Avenue in reference to a carjacking with a handgun that just occurred. The stolen vehicle was described as a gray, 2018 Audi Q5 that fled the scene driven by the 17-year-old male suspect.
Within one minute of the incident, responding officers located the Audi traveling at a high rate of speed a short distance away. Officers pursued the vehicle for less than one minute because it collided with three parked vehicles near the intersection of Colonia Road and Harrison Avenue. The suspect ran from the stolen vehicle but was apprehended by officers after a brief foot chase. The suspect discarded a black, replica handgun (bb gun without orange markings) as he was running and it was recovered from the scene.
During the investigation, officers discovered that the same suspect attempted to carjack another vehicle from a victim in the same parking lot but was unsuccessful when that victim ran away.
The suspect is currently on probation in Ventura County from previous crimes of robbery, stolen property and possession of weapons. He was booked into the Ventura County Juvenile Hall on charges of carjacking, attempted carjacking and fleeing the scene of the collision.
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