Harleys Shoot

Camarillo Suspect Shoots Himself During Traffic Stop

Thursday November 03, 2022

     The Ventura County Sheriff's Office says a man pulled over by deputies in Camarillo for an outstanding warrant shot himself.

     It happened Thursday morning in the parking lot of Harley's Camarillo Bowl in the 300 block of Arneill Road.

     Deputies spotted the vehicle around 7:30 AM and they knew the individual inside and knew that he was wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant.

     They conducted the traffic stop and ordered the individual to exit the vehicle, but he either refused or ignored their commands.

     Deputies say while still in the vehicle, the man suddenly produced a gun and shot himself.

     The man, described as a transient in his '50s, was taken to Los Robles Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, where he was pronounced dead.