Ventura County Sheriff's Department

On 3-11-2009, a male subject fired several handgun rounds at a group of individuals standing in the 3900 Blk of Citrus View Drive, in Piru. No one was hit but several of the rounds struck a neighboring house.

Gang investigators later identified the suspect as Fillmore gang member Jose Aguilar, 22 yrs. On 3-20-2009, Gang investigators served four search warrants and arrested Aguilar for attempted murder. Gang investigators also identified the person who drove Aguilar to the shooting scene as Arturo Isarraras, 18 yrs. He was also arrested on 3-20-2009.

On Friday, 5/15/09, the Sheriff’s Gang Unit and several members of the Ventura Police Department served six additional search warrants in an attempt to locate the gun used in the March 11th shooting. Four guns were seized and one person was arrested during the searches. All of the locations searched were the homes of fellow Fillmore gang members.

The firearms seized will be tested by the Sheriff’s Forensic Firearms Unit to determine if any of the guns were used in the Piru shooting.

During the search in the 900 block of First Street, deputies discovered Marijuana packaged for sale at the home of Omar Meza. Meza was arrested for possessing marijuana for sale, and he was booked at the Ventura County Jail. He is being held on $20,000 bail.

Both Aguilar and Isarraras remain in custody on $505,000 bail awaiting trial.