This page serves as a repository for information and public reports related to incidents for fatal officer-involved shootings (“OIS”), or those officer-involved incidents that resulted in the death of a member of the public, that have occurred since 2005.
It also contains independent reviews concerning incidents, policies, procedures, and training.
Critical Incident Community Briefings
The following are publicly-released videos that provide our community with an overview of the circumstances in officer-involved shootings:
October 21, 2024 Non-Fatal Officer Involved Shooting on the 3700 Block of Leeward Way
May 26, 2024 Non-Fatal Officer Involved Shooting on the 500 Block of North Ventura Road
April 28, 2023 Fatal Officer Involved Shooting on the 200 Block of West Seventh Street
April 7, 2023 Fatal Officer Involved Shooting on the 2000 Block of East Bard Road
March 12, 2023 Fatal Officer Involved Shooting on the 100 Block of West Fourth Street
May 3, 2019 Non-Fatal Officer Involved Shooting on the 400 Block of North Rose Avenue
Ventura County District Attorney Reports (2005-Present)
Report on the April 7, 2023 Shooting of Cristian Baltazar-Torres
Report on the March 12, 2023, Shooting of Adam Barcenas
Report on the March 28, 2015, Shooting of Meagan Hockaday
Report on the August 14, 2012, Fatal Shooting of Michael Mahoney
Report on the October 13, 2012, shootings of Alfonso Limon, Jr., Justin Villa, and Jose Zepeda, Jr.
Report on the May 24, 2010 Fatal Shooting of Timothy Chacon
Report on the December 23, 2009 Pursuit and Officer-Involved Shooting Death of Silas Carpenter
Report on the October 3, 2007 Shooting of Thomas Barrera
Report on the July 1, 2006 Shooting of Edward Medina
Report on the June 12, 2006 Fatal Traffic Accident on Mandalay Beach
Report on the August 21, 2005 Fatal Shooting of Armando Nava
Independent Reviews
INDEPENDENT REVIEWS
The Oxnard Police Department commissioned the OIR Group to conduct independent reviews on two fatal incidents in 2012. In 2023, the OIR reviewed Oxnard PD’s polices, procedures, training, and organizational capacity in contacting persons who are experiencing crisis. Below are OIR Group’s reports relative to Oxnard, available to the public:
The In-Custody Death of Robert Ramirez, Oxnard, CA, January 2016
Review of Oxnard Police Department’s Response to Persons in Crisis, April 2024