John Crombach Chief of Police |
Oxnard Police Department
R. Jason Benites Scott Whitney |
OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
INCIDENT: | 187 Homicide |
DATE/TIME: | 05-13-2010 / 7:00 p.m. |
LOCATION: | 500 Block E. Yucca St, Oxnard |
VICTIM(S): | Salvador Rivera, 18 years, Oxnard Resident |
SUSPECT(S): | Unknown |
PREPARED BY: | Sergeant Jim Seitz, Homicide Supervisor |
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO: |
Detective Sonia Sanchez, Soniasanchez@oxnardpd.org |
DETAILS:
On 5/13/2010 at approximately 7:00 pm, a vehicle with several subjects was traveling W-B in the 500 Block of E. Yucca St. The occupants of the vehicle noticed several subjects standing in front of a house. Looks were exchanged between the two groups and the driver of the vehicle stopped the car.
One of the occupants of the vehicle got out of the car and began to fight with a subject from the second group. While the fight was going on, an unidentified subject produced a handgun and fired striking Rivera who was initially a passenger in the car. Rivera was standing outside of the car when he was shot. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
No arrests have been made. Detectives are asking anyone who may have information relating to the shooting to contact Detective Sonia Sanchez at 385-7663 or leave a message on the Violent Crimes Hotline at 982-7070.