Suspect in Ventura home invasion/shooting/carjacking arrested

adiposity times;”>On 2-4-15 at 07:56am Ventura PD received a call from a victim.  He reported that he had just been shot by someone in his residence. Officers responded and found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound. Preliminary information from the victim is that the suspect broke into his residence and during a struggle the suspect shot him. The suspect fled the scene in the victim’s car, look a white Mercedes E300 CA# 6MVL199.

sale times;”>The victim was transported to the hospital for treatment and is expected to survive.

Further investigation revealed that the suspect in this crime, who was unknown to the victim, entered the 29 year old victim’s residence on 3000 block of Channel Drive during the early morning hours and attempted to rob the victim at gunpoint. During the home invasion robbery, the suspect tied the victim up and began collecting items to steal from the residence. The victim was able to break free and run outside to his side yard in an attempt summon help from the neighbors. As the victim was asking for help, the suspect came outside and a struggle ensued resulting in the suspect shooting the victim one time in the abdomen. The suspect then fled the scene in the victim’s white Mercedes.

Ventura Police Major Crimes Detectives worked through the afternoon and were able to identify the suspect in this crime as 19 year old Marcos Robles of Oxnard. This afternoon VPD detectives recovered the stolen vehicle which had been abandoned in downtown Oxnard. With the assistance of Oxnard Police Department’s Special Enforcement Unit, surveillance was conducted on the suspect’s residence in Oxnard. During the operation,  Robles was seen walking away from his residence. OPD’s Special Enforcement Unit attempted to contact him.  Robles attempted to flee on foot and tried toss a handgun. An OPD K-9 was deployed to assist in the apprehension. The K-9 was successful in assisting officers in taking the suspect into custody without further use of force. Robles’ handgun was recovered at the scene.

Ventura Police took custody of the suspect and are continuing the investigation by executing search warrants at his residence. Robles did sustain a  bite from the K-9 during the arrest. However, no officers or citizens were injured. Once the suspect has been medically treated he will be booked on a number of felony charges including 209PC-kidnapping during the commission of a robbery, 211PC-Home invasion robbery, 245PC-Assault with a deadly weapon, and 215PC-Carjacking with a firearm.

Ventura Police Department

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