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Shooting in Oxnard and separate accident lead to injuries

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Separate incidents occurred in Oxnard on Thursday evening following a shooting and a collision between a bicycle and a car, requiring victims to be taken to hospitals.

In connection with the shooting incident, Oxnard police received a series of calls beginning at 9:12 p.m. about multiple reports of gunshots heard in the 500 block of Cuesta Del Mar Drive. Minutes later, police received additional calls about a single-vehicle traffic accident with injuries at Rose and Emerson Avenue, about 3 miles away. The callers told police that one of the people in the vehicle had been shot.

Officers found a 17-year-old girl with a gunshot wound to the neck in the traffic accident. She was taken to a nearby hospital where she underwent emergency surgery. Her condition is stable. Two other passengers were uninjured.

Police said witnesses and evidence helped them determine that the girl was traveling with two passengers on Cuesta Del Mar when someone fired several shots at their car, hitting her. They were fleeing the area in the car to take the girl to a hospital when they crashed.

According to the news release, the Oxnard Police Department's Violent Crimes Unit is investigating. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Randall Gonzales at 805-288-3289 or via email at [email protected].

Cyclist injured in collision with car

Earlier in the evening, a 2021 Hyundai Sonata collided with a cyclist on Gonzales Road near a 7-Eleven.

According to a press release, Oxnard police and paramedics responded to a traffic accident with injuries at the intersection of Gonzales and Outlet Center Drive at 7:05 p.m. They found a 34-year-old Oxnard man lying on Gonzales Road. The bicycle was found in the median.

Paramedics rendered medical aid to the man and took him to Ventura County Medical Center. He is in critical condition.

A preliminary investigation revealed that the car was traveling westbound on Gonzales Road, approaching the intersection of the outlet center. The bicyclist was traveling southbound through the parking lot of a 7-Eleven store at 2201 E. Gonzales Road. The bicyclist entered Gonzales Road and was struck by the car.

The driver stopped and remained on scene to cooperate with police. The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to call Officer Raul Camacho at 805-385-7749 or email [email protected].

Wes Woods II covers West County for the Ventura County Star. Reach him at [email protected], 805-437-0262 or @JournoWes.

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