A 42-year-old man was arrested in reference to a violent rampage in Ventura County on Thursday that left two folks useless and two others injured, authorities stated.
Alvin Otis Johnson of Camarillo was arrested on suspicion of homicide and different costs after he attacked a number of folks with a knife and pistol, in accordance with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Division. The suspect apparently knew his victims.
The primary assault occurred shortly after 1 p.m. close to Oxnard when Johnson stabbed a 33-year-old man in a automobile they had been driving in with a 43-year-old lady, stated Sheriff’s Capt. Dean Worthy.
The person and lady had been capable of get out of the car and Johnson drove away, in accordance with authorities. The unidentified man was taken to a hospital, the place he died, Worthy stated.
Roughly quarter-hour after the stabbing, the Sheriff’s Division acquired a 911 name from a Camarillo residence. Whereas deputies had been en route, a 47-year-old man arrived on the Camarillo police station and stated he had been pistol whipped by a person on the similar location, Worthy stated.
On the dwelling, deputies discovered a man, later recognized as Johnson, armed with a handgun, whom they took into custody.
Video footage from OnSceneTV reveals a gaggle of deputies chatting with the handcuffed suspect as he sits on the sidewalk.
Inside the house, deputies discovered a 75-year-old lady with important accidents, Worthy stated. She was rushed to a hospital, however later died, he stated.
A 78-year-old man, recognized as the lady’s husband, was additionally within the dwelling together with a 51-year-old man who was additionally believed to have been pistol whipped, authorities stated.
“This investigation is fluid. … It’s ongoing,” Worthy stated Thursday night throughout a information convention exterior the residence.
He added that the suspect and the victims had a free affiliation, however a motive for the assaults was not revealed.
