Man with machete shot, Police K-9 injured in Oxnard
Caleb Nguyen
OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) – Oxnard Police said a 45-year-old man seen waving a machete, and threatening bystanders, is in the hospital following an officer involved shooting on Monday.
The Oxnard Police Department said they received calls just past noon about the man with a machete near Saviers and Pleasant Valley roads in South Oxnard.
“The initial call for service was a man holding a machete, waving it at the shopping center, that is an incident that multiple officers would respond to,” said Cmdr. Cody Collet of the Oxnard Police Dept.
When officers arrived they found the man inside El Fortin restaurant where workers, serving Oaxacan food, said he sat down and ordered soup.
Commander Collet said the shooting occurred when the man failed to comply with officers’ commands.
When he continued to be uncooperative, police said they deployed a service dog that helped them take the man into custody.
The dog received a minor injury.
Police chose not to release the K-9’s name, but said the dog was treated for the injury and is now home resting.
The man taken by ambulance to Ventura County Medical Center was in critical but stable condition on Monday night.
His charges are pending.
Jesus Cornejo said he was doing his laundry when he heard gunfire.
“It was pretty disturbing it was like six or seven shots I was at the back of the laundry mat and all of the sudden I heard it I started to get scared,” said Cornjeo.
The restaurant owner, Rodolfo Martinez, arrived after the caution tape went up, temporarily closing a portion of Saviors Rd.
Martinez said he was sad his restaurant had to be temporarily closed and that two workers inside were scared.
One officer was placed on administrative leave.
Cmdr. Collet said he was not the dog’s handler.
The Oxnard Police Department plans to share body-cam video from the incident at a later date.