Police shot and wounded a person suspected in a homicide Thursday inside Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, as a confrontation unfolded on an upper floor of the busy medical campus. Law enforcement sources said the suspect was hit by gunfire on the fourth floor of a medical-center building and was later taken into custody. No other injuries were reported, and officials have not released information about the homicide that led up to the hospital encounter.
According to NBC Los Angeles, the shooting was reported just after noon. It was not immediately clear why the suspect was at the hospital. The outlet reported that the person was wounded on the fourth floor and later taken into custody, and said it had reached out to hospital and police officials for comment.
Where the shooting unfolded
Los Robles Regional Medical Center, at 215 West Janss Road, is a large campus that serves eastern Ventura County. The hospital’s website identifies the facility as the area’s Level II trauma center and notes that it treats critical cases from Ventura and parts of Los Angeles County, per Los Robles Regional Medical Center. Hospital spokespeople had not posted a public statement as of midafternoon.
Investigations and next steps
Authorities have not released further details about the homicide tied to the suspect or how officers first encountered the person at the hospital. Per the California Department of Justice, Assembly Bill 1506 requires the DOJ to investigate officer-involved shootings that result in the death of an unarmed civilian, although whether that framework applies in this case will depend on the facts that emerge. Officials have not said whether the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office or the district attorney’s office will lead any follow-up review.
