Oxnard | Arrests Made In Shooting Incident

Oxnard Police Department – Incident Press Release 

On April 18, 2020 at approximately 4:09 P.M., officers from the Oxnard Police Department were dispatched to the 7-11 store, located at 2201 East Channel Islands Boulevard, in reference to a shooting. When officers arrived, they located evidence of a shooting however all involved parties had fled the area. Investigators from the Oxnard Police Department Violent Crimes Unit responded to the scene to assist with the investigation.           

It was later determined that one group of subjects in a vehicle were in the area of the 7-11 when they observed another group of subjects that they recognized from a prior altercation. The vehicle entered the parking lot of the 7-11 and one of the occupants exited the vehicle armed with an assault rifle. He approached the other group of subjects, who were loitering in the parking lot, and fired the rife. The subjects in the parking lot, who were also armed, returned fire, striking the subject armed with the rifle, who then retreated back to the vehicle and fled. During the incident, numerous shots were fired while several, uninvolved residents, were in the immediate area. Fortunately, no innocent bystanders were hit by gunfire, although at least one uninvolved vehicle was struck by gunfire.

After a lengthy investigation, investigators were able to identify all involved parties. It was determined that all parties are associated with two different criminal street gangs based in the City of Oxnard. The subject who was armed with the assault rifle was identified as Jordy Coria, an 18-year-old Oxnard resident. The driver of the vehicle he was in was identified as Erick Coria, a 24-year-old Oxnard resident. An additional passenger in the vehicle was identified as Christian Coria, a 21-year-old Oxnard resident. Christian Coria, a Post Release offender. All three subjects were arrested for assault with a deadly weapon (firearm) and booked into the Ventura County Jail.  

On June 10, 2020 at approximately 5:00 A.M., members of the Oxnard Police Department, with the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, Ventura Police Department, Ventura County District Attorney’s Office, Ventura County Probation Department, Port Hueneme Police Department, and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Parole Agents, served a multi-location search warrant related to the above crimes. In all, over 150 officers, deputies, and agents searched ten locations in the City of Oxnard and one location in the City of Camarillo. During the searches, numerous items of gang paraphernalia, ammunition, and firearm paraphernalia were located.

Four people were taken into custody during the service of the warrant. Arial Martinez, a 22-year-old Oxnard resident, and Edgar Ventura, a 21-year-old Oxnard resident, were identified as the subjects who returned fire during the gunfight. In addition, during the course of the investigation, Martinez was observed in possession of a firearm, which he later transferred to a juvenile gang member. The juvenile was later arrested with the firearm. Martinez was arrested for two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and violating the terms of his probation. Ventura, also a Post Release offender, was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm and violating the terms of his probation. Rafael Alvarado, a 22-year-old Oxnard resident also on Post Release Supervision, was arrested for violating the terms of his probation, a felony. Henry Magana, a 22-year-old Oxnard resident, was arrested for violating the terms of his probation, a felony.

Of the seven suspects arrested in this case, three of them are under Post Release Supervision, a program created by Assembly Bill 109, for non-violent and non-serious offenders.

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. 

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