Oxnard Police arrested a man July 3 in connection to a February homicide near Campus Park.
Officers with the Oxnard Police Department arrested Oxnard resident Juilo Gonzalez, 43, on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the death of Ruben Villa, according to a department news release.
Villa, a 39-year-old Oxnard resident, was found with gunshot wounds to the head near the intersection of Second and H streets shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Feb. 16. Despite life-saving efforts, Villa died from his injuries.
Police detectives served an arrest warrant for Gonzalez in the 1200 block of Felicia Court around 8:30 a.m., authorities said. A separate and related search warrant was conducted the day before in the area.
As of 11:45 a.m. the man had not been booked into jail, police officials said.
The police department has requested anyone with information of the incident call Detective Ricardo Vega at 805-385-7688, the release says.
Ernesto Centeno Araujo covers breaking news for the Ventura County Star. He can be reached at ecentenoaraujo@vcstar.com.
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Arrest made in Oxnard homicide from February
Reporting by Ernesto Centeno Araujo, Ventura County Star / Ventura County Star
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