The Ventura Police Department received reports of shots fired around 2 a.m. Sunday, February 11, near Oak and Main streets.
Officers arrived to find a man with gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to Ventura County Medical Center where he later died. He was Anthony Castanon, 20, of Santa Paula.
Two other males a 24-year-old from Oxnard and a 17-year-old from Santa Paula went on their own to Community Memorial Hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds, investigation stated the incidents were related.
Officers were notified there were additional parties with gunshot wounds that were dropped off at the Community Memorial Hospital Emergency Room (CMH). Officers contacted Jordan Lee and an additional male juvenile with life-threatening gunshot wounds. Both parties were later transported to VCMC and remain in critical but stable condition. At this time, this investigation is ongoing, and investigators believe this incident may be gang related.
A juvenile, Santa Paula Resident Male Juvenile (17 ), has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of Castanon.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact Detective Alberto Tovar at 805- 339-4462.
