Ventura County Sheriff's Department

Location: Moorpark Avenue @ Second Street, Moorpark, Ca.
Date & Time/ Case #: Mar. 5, 2009 @ 6:08 p.m. / 09-005666
Unit Responsible: East County Major Crimes Unit

(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (W)itnesses Address Age
(V) Avalos, Jose Moorpark 47
(S) Ponciano, Martin Moorpark 24

A 47-year-old Moorpark resident remains at Los Robles Hospital in Thousand Oaks, after he was stabbed multiple times in front of a business on Moorpark Avenue on Thursday evening. Jose Avalos had been involved in an earlier dispute with 24-year-old Martin Ponciano. The dispute culminated in the stabbing, which occurred in front of a laundromat as Avalos exited the business.

As Avalos fled the scene he was stabbed on the arm. Although he sustained a severe injury, Avalos is expected to recover.

Deputies have been searching for Ponciano, but have been unable to locate him since the incident. Anyone with information about Ponciano’s whereabouts is asked to contact Detective Javier Chavez at (805)494-8223.