NEWS RELEASE
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INCIDENT: |
Subject Arrested for Murder |
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DATE/TIME: |
March 15, 2020, at about 5:25 P.M. |
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LOCATION: |
3700 Block of Olds Road, Oxnard |
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VICTIM(S): |
53 year old Hispanic Male (name withheld pending notification) |
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SUSPECT(S): |
Andrew Anthony Rodriguez, 37 year old |
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PREPARED BY: |
Commander Sharon Giles, (805)385-7620 |
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FOLLOW UP CONTACT PERSON AND CONTACT INFO: |
Sergeant Edgar Fernandez, (805) 385-7763 Edgar.Fernandez@Oxnardpd.org
Commander Sharon Giles (805) 385-7620 |
DETAILS: UPDATE OF HOMICIDE ON MARCH 14, 2020
Investigators with the Oxnard Police Department’s Homicide Unit worked diligently throughout the night investigating the stabbing that led to the death of a 53 year old man in South Oxnard on Saturday night. Approximately 13 hours after the murder, detectives learned the whereabouts of the identified suspect, Andrew Anthony Rodriguez. The Oxnard Police Department’s Special Enforcement Unit made contact with Rodriguez in the 3700 Block of Olds Road in the City of Oxnard and placed him under arrest for murder. Rodriguez was booked into the Ventura County Jail on bail amount of $500,000.
Investigators are still investigating some aspects of this murder so they are encouraging anyone who may have heard or seen anything to contact Detective Charles Buttell (805) 385-7688.
Anyone with information regarding this case or other criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600, or online via the Oxnard Police Department's website: www.oxnardpd.org, and clicking on Report Suspicious Activity. You can remain anonymous if you choose to do so. You can also remain anonymous by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. You can also visit this site: www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email.
DATE / TIME PREPARED: March 15, 2020, 11:00 P.M.