Jose Alberto Salazar charged with April murder of 17-year-old in Oxnard
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. – On Tuesday, Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced that Jose Alberto Salazar has been charged for the murder of a 17-year-old in April of this year.
Salazar was arraigned on the following charges and special allegations:
- PC 187(a)-Murder
- PC 246-Shooting at an Occupied Vehicle
- PC 29800(a)(1)-Felon in Possession of a Firearm
- Special Allegation PC 12022.53(d)-Personal and Intentional Discharge of a Firearm Causing Death
- Special Allegation CRC 4.421(b)(3)-Served a Prior Prison Term
- Special Allegation CRC 4.421(b)(4)-On Parole When Crime was Committed
On Apr. 15, 2024, at 11:49 p.m., officers with the Oxnard Police Department were called to a reported shooting and discovered an unresponsive juvenile male in the passenger seat of a truck with a gunshot wound stated the Ventura County District Attorney's Office in a press release.
According to the Ventura County District Attorney's Office, Salazar is accused of shooting at the juvenile's truck through the back window which struck the 17-year-old in the head.
Salazar is currently scheduled for a continued arraignment on Jul. 12, 2024 in courtroom 12 of the Ventura County Superior Court and he remains in custody without bail detailed the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.
