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INCIDENT: |
Shooting Suspects Arrested |
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DATE/TIME: |
08/26/2019 2:16PM |
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LOCATION: |
Johnson Creek Park, 501 Johnson Road, Oxnard |
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VICTIM(S): |
50 year old Oxnard resident |
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SUSPECT(S): |
Julien Jacquez, 23 year old Oxnard resident Anthony Ixta, 22 year old Oxnard resident |
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PREPARED BY: |
Michael Velasquez, Detective (805) 385-8287 michael.velasquez@oxnardpd.org |
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CONTACT PERSON AND CONTACT INFO: |
Jason Radcliffe, Detective (805) 385-7796 |
DETAILS:
On 08/26/2019 at approximately 2:16 p.m., Officers with the Oxnard Police Department were dispatched to Johnson Creek Park, located at 501 Johnson Road, reference a shooting victim. Officers made contact with the victim and found he had been shot in the torso. Officers were able to locate the two suspects in the area of Yucca Street and Cloyne Street; less than a block away. The suspects were later identified as Julien Jacquez, a 23 year old Oxnard resident and Anthony Ixta, a 22 year old Oxnard resident. Officers made contact with Jacquez and Ixta who were in a vehicle. Ixta was taken into custody without incident. Jacquez was uncooperative and was taken into custody after less lethal impact munitions were utilized to effect the arrest. Both Jacquez and Ixta were booked into Ventura County Main Jail for assault with a deadly weapon with a gang enhancement. Jacquez was additionally booked for resisting arrest. Both Ixta and Jacquez are documented gang members from a local criminal street gang. The victim is currently listed in critical condition at a local hospital.
The Oxnard Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit is committed to reducing gang crimes and gun violence in the City of Oxnard through the strict enforcement of laws specifically targeting known, active gang members residing in the city. Anyone with information regarding 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: 08/26/2019, 8:35 p.m.