UPDATED NEWS RELEASE
DATE: March 11, 2025
SUBJECT: Man Arrested for Murder
LOCATION: 100 block of Wilson Avenue, Oxnard
VICTIM: Eugenio Lopez Ramirez, 26 year-old Oxnard Resident
SUSPECT: Gonzalo Garcia Rodriguez, 24 year-old Salinas, CA Resident
CONTACT: Manuel Perez III, Detective
(805) 385-7719 | [email protected]
Monday to Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
On February 23, 2025, at about 9:46 p.m., officers with the Oxnard Police Department responded to the 100 block of Wilson Avenue regarding a stabbing victim. Officers located Eugenio Lopez Ramirez suffering from multiple stab wounds to his torso. Officers and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel began life-saving measures. Ramirez was transported to the Ventura County Medical Center, where he, unfortunately, succumbed to his injuries.
The Oxnard Police Department Major Crimes Unit responded to the scene and took over the investigation.
After a two-week-long investigation, detectives were able to obtain sufficient evidence that identified Gonzalo Garcia Rodriguez as the person responsible for the murder of Eugenio Lopez Ramirez. This was through the hard work of investigators from the Oxnard Police Department's Investigation Services Bureau and officers assigned to the Special Enforcement Unit.
On March 11, 2025, at about 2:00 p.m., investigators from the Oxnard Police Department's Major Crimes Unit arrested Gonzalo Garcia Rodriguez for murder. At the time of the arrest, Rodriguez was in custody at the Ventura County Main Jail on unrelated charges. He is being held on a one and a half million-dollar bail for the charge of murder.
Major Crimes investigators are still seeking additional information regarding this incident and are urging anyone who may have any information to contact Detective Manuel Perez III at (805) 385-7719 or [email protected]. Also, anyone with information regarding other criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7605, or online via the Oxnard Police Department's website:www.oxnardpd.org, and clicking on Report Suspicious Activity. You can also remain anonymous by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477 or the Oxnard Police Department's Homicide Hotline at (805) 982-7223. You can also visit this site: www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email.