A youth was transported to the hospital following a shooting in Oxnard on Aug. 12.
Officers with the Oxnard Police Department responded to the 2600 block of Wagon Wheel Drive around 9:06 p.m. and found a boy suffering from a gunshot wound, said Cmdr. Jose Velazquez. The area is the Wagon Wheel neighborhood in the northern part of the city.
The boy was transported to a local hospital in stable condition, Velazquez said.
The shooter had fled the area before police arrived, and no arrests have been made, the commander said.
(This story may be updated.)
Ernesto Centeno Araujo covers breaking news for the Ventura County Star. He can be reached at ecentenoaraujo@vcstar.com, 805-437-0224 or @ecentenoaraujo on Instagram and X.
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