UPDATE – SUSPECT ARRESTED – Single gunshot strikes car after visit to Ventura McDonald’s

see arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;”>Ventura Detectives conducted follow-up and identified 23 year old Juan Ortiz as the suspect who fired a gunshot at the victim’s vehicle. On the morning of 6/8/16, detectives executed multiple search warrants on the west end of Ventura and subsequently located Ortiz in the area of Barry Dr. and Ventura Ave. and took him into custody without incident. Ortiz was booked at the Ventura County Jail for multiple felonies including shooting from within a vehicle, assault with a firearm, and shooting into an occupied vehicle. The female suspect has not yet been identified.       

Original Press Release 

On May 24th, Tuesday at 10:22PM the Ventura Police Department Command Center received a call from the victims reporting a shooting that had occurred in the area of Oyster St and Seaview Ave in the city of Ventura.

The victims had a brief encounter with the male and female suspects at the McDonald’s restaurant located at 2137 E. Harbor Blvd in Ventura.  The Victims left the restaurant parking lot in their vehicle and noticed the suspects, in a white ford F150, were following them. The Victims attempted to lose the suspects in the area of Oyster St and Seaview Ave.  When the suspect vehicle passed by theirs, a single gunshot was fired, striking the door of the victim vehicle.  No one inside of the vehicle was injured.

The victims then fled the area and contacted Police to report the incident.

Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact the Ventura Police Department at 339-4488. 

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