A 42-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a violent attack in Ventura County on Thursday that left two people dead and two others injured, authorities said.
Alvin Otis Johnson of Camarillo was arrested on suspicion of murder and other charges after attacking several people with a knife and a gun, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's Department. The suspect apparently knew his victims.
The first attack occurred shortly after 1 p.m. near Oxnard when Johnson stabbed a 33-year-old man in a car they were riding in with a 43-year-old woman, sheriff's Capt. Dean Worthy said.
The man and woman managed to get out of the vehicle and Johnson drove off, according to authorities. The unidentified man was taken to a hospital, where he died, Worthy said.
About 15 minutes after the stabbing, the Sheriff's Department received a 911 call from a Camarillo residence. While deputies were en route, a 47-year-old man arrived at the Camarillo police station and said a man had pistol-whipped him at the same location, Worthy said.
At the home, officers found a man, later identified as Johnson, armed with a gun, whom they arrested.
OnSceneTV video footage shows a group of officers speaking to the handcuffed suspect as he sits on the sidewalk.
Inside the home, officers found a 75-year-old woman with significant injuries, Worthy said. She was rushed to a hospital but later died, he said.
A 78-year-old man, identified as the woman's husband, was also in the home along with a 51-year-old man who is also believed to have been pistol-whipped, authorities said.
“This investigation is fluid … It’s ongoing,” Worthy said Thursday night during a news conference outside the residence.
He added that the suspect and the victims had a vague affiliation, but no motive for the attacks was disclosed.
