Police in Ventura are looking into the circumstances surrounding an armed carjacking that occurred on Monday evening.
A Ventura Police Department media release states that the incident began when a man sitting inside his vehicle at Grant Park in Ventura was approached by two men around 8:15 p.m., which is shortly before the park closes.
“One of the suspects was reportedly armed with a handgun and demanded that the victim exit the vehicle and surrender it,” the Ventura Police Department press release reads. “The victim complied, and both suspects fled the area in his car.”
After the suspects fled, the victim was unable to immediately place a call to police as he had to walk down from the park to do so. Once notified, however, officers immediately began searching for the car and found it parked and unoccupied in the 100 block of East Center Street.
That location is about a five-minute drive – or around one-and-a-half miles away – from where the original call came out at 699 Brakey Avenue.
A search was conducted in the area for the suspects; however, authorities were unable to locate them or provide possible descriptions.
Anyone with information related to this case is asked to call Ventura police: 1-805-650-8010.
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