Members of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue Dive Team located and recovered a firearm in the Channel Islands Harbor believed to be related to an Oxnard Police Department investigation.
On the evening of 05-27-24, investigators from the Oxnard Police Department responded to the 1600 block of South Victoria Avenue in the city of Oxnard in reference to a shooting with a possible victim. Investigators would later interview a witness who described seeing a male subject toss an unknown item into the Channel Islands Harbor after the shooting. Investigators believed it was possibly a firearm used in the shooting.
On the morning of 05-28-24, at the request of the Oxnard Police Department, members of the Sheriff’s Dive Team responded to the location to assist in locating any possible evidence related to the crime. Shortly after arriving on-scene, and deploying three divers into the water, a .40 caliber Smith & Wesson firearm was located within proximity to the original crime scene. Oxnard Police detectives collected the firearm as evidence.
The Ventura County SAR Dive Team consists entirely of volunteers skilled in search and rescue dive operations in lakes, rivers, and ocean environments. SAR members volunteer on average thousands of hours per year on searches, rescues, evidence recovery, training, and public events.
For more information on the SAR teams, and how you can join, visit their website at www.vcsar.org. Additionally, the teams can be followed on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
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