Loaded shotgun allegedly found with gang member

OXNARD - Authorities arrested a man in Oxnard’s Rose Park neighborhood early Saturday during a gang enforcement effort.

Around 12:05 a.m., officers with the Oxnard Police Department’s gang unit were in the 300 block of north Rose Avenue. They saw a number of known gang members flee from the intersection of San Gorgonio Avenue and the east alley of Rose, authorities said, before making contact with one member, identified as Luis Orozco, 25.

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Orozco, an Oxnard resident, is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition as a documented member of a gang, according to police. During the officers’ interaction with Orozco, they allegedly located a loaded 12-gauge shotgun. The firearm was unregistered, officials said.

Orozco was arrested on suspicion of a felony firearms violation and remained in Ventura County jail Saturday morning with bail set at $50,000, jail records showed.

Gretchen Wenner covers breaking news for the Ventura County Star. Reach her at gretchen.wenner@vcstar.com or 805-437-0270.