Homicide Investigation 

August 8, 2025 – Ventura County Sheriff's Office officials report that on August 6, 2025, at approximately 7:39 P.M., Sheriff’s Dispatch received a call from a reporting party stating two deceased persons had been located inside a vehicle parked on the dirt shoulder of Pacific Coast Highway near the Mugu Canyon Rest Area.  

Deputies from the Camarillo Patrol Station responded and located a deceased female and a deceased male inside of a vehicle.  Investigators with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Bureau and the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office responded and located evidence that both the female and male suffered gunshot wounds.  Based on evidence at the scene, the incident appeared to be isolated and there is no threat to the public.      

This is an active and ongoing homicide investigation. Anyone who has information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Detective Robert DeLaCerda at (805) 384-4724 or Detective Kathryn Torres at (805) 384-4740.

Nature of Incident:	Homicide Investigation
Report Number:	25-99217
Location:	5800 Block of Pacific Coast Highway Unincorporated Oxnard, CA 93033
Date & Time:	August 6, 2025 @ 7:39 PM
Unit(s) Responsible:	Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau Camarillo Patrol Sheriff’s Crime Scene Investigations Unit Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office
(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent (S) Adult female (V) Adult male		City of Residence Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks	Age 49 45

Source: Ventura County Sheriff's Office