Santa Barbara man arrested Wednesday in connection with December shooting

Santa Barbara Man Faces Attempted-Murder Charge in Port Hueneme Shooting

A Santa Barbara man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly attempting to kill a man late last year in Port Hueneme in Ventura County. David Garcia Mares, 37, was taken into custody without incident on the 2000 block of Cliff Drive, according to Sgt. Jesus Chavez of the Port Hueneme Police Department. An officer on routine patrol on Dec. 31, 2024, observed a disturbance occurring on the 2500 block of Sextant Avenue, Chavez said. “As he approached t…

Santa Barbara man arrested Wednesday in connection with December shooting

PORT HUENEME, Calif. – On Wednesday, a 37-year-old Santa Barbara man was arrested in connection with a December 2024 shooting that hospitalized a man in Port Hueneme. On Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, around 10:48 p.m., an officer on routine patrol noticed a disturbance in the 2500 block of Sextant Avenue and decided to investigate stated a press release from the Port Hueneme Police Department. According to Port Hueneme Police, people in the group dire…