Roundup: Man shot in Oxnard, dog killed by Ventura police and more

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Man injured in Oxnard shooting

Police are investigating the shooting of a 53-year-old man near Oxnard College Wednesday evening.

The Oxnard Police Department said their officers responded to a report of a shooting around 5 p.m. in the 4000 block of South Rose Avenue.

They found the Oxnard man with gunshots to his torso and leg. He was treated at the scene and transported to the hospital, police said. The man was in stable condition as of Wednesday night.

A 19-year-old woman was also shot at but was not injured, police said.

Officers searched and found a suspect in the 3900 block of Rose Avenue. A 25-year-old Oxnard man was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, Oxnard police said.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about the case, can contact Detective Roger Ramirez at 805-207-7178 or by email at roger.ramirez@oxnardpd.org.

Ventura police investigators responded to an officer-involved shooting near Ash and Front streets in Ventura early Thursday morning. A dog was killed in the shooting. No one else was injured.
Ventura police investigators responded to an officer-involved shooting near Ash and Front streets in Ventura early Thursday morning. A dog was killed in the shooting. No one else was injured.

Dog shot, killed in incident with Ventura police

A Ventura police officer shot and killed a dog Thursday morning while on a foot patrol on Ash Street near the Vagabond Inn.

The Ventura Police Department said the incident was reported at 3:52 a.m. when two officers approached an SUV. A man was standing by the vehicle's back hatch when a dog ran from it and attacked one of the officers, said Cmdr. Ryan Weeks.

Weeks said the officers were between 10 and 20 feet from the SUV when the dog went for one of officer's legs. He backed up and shot at the animal. The officer fired multiple rounds although it was not clear how many exactly, the commander said.

The dog was killed, and the officer was not injured, Weeks said. No one else was injured and no arrests were made.

Weeks said he was not sure of the breed of the dog but it was described as a mix of German shepherd or Belgian Malinois.

The agency is investigating the shooting, and the officer was not placed on leave, Weeks said.

Officials name man who died in crash Saturday

Authorities identified the man who died in a crash Saturday in the Oxnard area along a levee west of Vineyard Avenue.

Michael Murphy, 48, of Oxnard, suffered blunt-force head injuries in the incident, according to the Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office. His death was ruled accidental.

Murphy had been driving a 2006 Ford truck southbound through a field at a high rate of speed when for unknown reasons he lost control and the vehicle began to rotate, the California Highway Patrol said at the time.

The vehicle rolled through the field before coming to rest on its roof, the CHP said. The driver was the sole occupant of the vehicle, officers said, and alcohol is suspected to be a factor in the crash.

The accident was reported shortly before 3 p.m. near a juncture with Highway 118 in an unincorporated area north of the city, according to Ventura County Fire Department and CHP reports.

Firefighters at the scene had extricated the driver shortly before 3:35 p.m. and said they were performing CPR. The driver died at the scene, according to CHP reports.

Rules tightened at Los Padres as threat of wildfire increases

Campers headed to the Los Padres National Forest will be subject to stricter rules as warm, dry conditions increase the threat of wildfires.

The following restrictions will took effect Tuesday:

  • No open fires are allowed outside developed recreation sites or designated campfire use sites, even with a valid California campfire permit.

  • Lanterns and portable stoves using gas, jellied petroleum or pressurized liquid fuel will be permitted, but only with a valid California campfire permit. Those are available at a Los Padres office or at readyforwildfire.org.

  • All flammable material must be cleared 5 feet around a camp stove, a shovel must be available, and someone must attend the stove at all times during its use.

  • Smoking is prohibited, except within an enclosed vehicle, building or designated campfire-use site, or while stopped in an area that is clear of flammable material for at least three feet around.

  • Fireworks — even those labeled “safe and sane” — are prohibited.

  • Target shooting is banned except at the Winchester Canyon Gun Club and the Ojai Valley Gun Club.

The tighter restrictions are expected to remain in place through Jan. 31. For more information, go to http://www.fs.usda.gov/lpnf. Find out about closures at fs.usda.gov/recmain/lpnf/recreation.

This article may be updated.

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