Teen arrested in Ventura on firearm offense
Staff reports
Venura police said they arrested a teenager Thursday accused of having a gun with an obliterated serial number.
At about 12:54 a.m. Thursday, police responded to several reports of gunshots in a vacant field near Petit Avenue and Henderson Road, according to police.
As officers arrived, they received additional information that possible suspects were last seen going into a residence in the 500 block of Chesapeake Place, police said.
Police said a search was conducted at the house and a handgun with an obliterated serial number was found. Police said they arrested a 17-year-old male on suspicion of possessing the handgun. No one was injured, police said.