Jeri Williams Chief of Police |
Oxnard Police Department
R. Jason Benites Eric Sonstegard |
OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT
NEWS RELEASE
INCIDENT: | Homicide |
DATE/TIME: | July 16, 2015, 6:25 a.m. |
LOCATION: | Lemonwood Park, Oxnard |
VICTIM(S): | Unknown male subject, 20’s |
SUSPECT(S): | Unknown |
PREPARED BY: |
Commander Andrew Salinas, (805) 385-7756 andrew.salinas@oxnardpd.org |
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO: |
Detective Bob Eckman, (805) 385-7760 Bob.eckman@oxnardpd.org |
DETAILS: On July 16, 2015, at approximately 6:25 a.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department were dispatched to a dead body call in Lemonwood Park. Upon arrival, officers were contacted by personnel from the Oxnard Fire Department who had pronounced the unknown male subject dead. It appears that the victim died from an apparent gunshot wound. The victim’s name is being withheld pending notification to a next of kin.
This is Oxnard’s seventh homicide of the year. Investigators are encouraging anyone with information about this incident to contact Detective Bob Eckman (805) 385-7760. If you wish to remain anonymous you can call the Violent Crimes Hotline at (805) 982-7070 or Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. You can also visit www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email.
DATE / TIME PREPARED:
July 16, 2015, 1000 hours