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Oxnard Police Department Releases Community Briefing About June 17 Officer-Involved Shooting

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OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) – On Tuesday, the Oxnard Police Department released its community briefing about an officer-involved shooting following a foot chase on the morning of June 17, 2026.

A video version of the critical incident community briefing can be found on the Oxnard Police Department's YouTube channel.

On Wednesday, June 17, around 4:50 a.m., an officer saw a white Mercedes-Benz near Magnolia Street and C Street that was associated with 28-year-old Victor Gallegos who had an active felony warrant for his arrest and was wanted in connection with a felony-level evasion incident in the same vehicle on June 11, 2026, detailed a press release from the Oxnard Police Department on Tuesday.

According to Oxnard Police, officers attempted to stop the Mercedes-Benz for a vehicle code violation, but the driver fled the scene and a vehicle pursuit began.

Officers lost sight of the vehicle before locating it near Ventura Road and Second Street and the chase ended when the vehicle collided head-on with a patrol vehicle driven by Officer David Raney in the 3400 block of Neap Place noted the Oxnard Police Department.

Image from Officer Raney's body worn camera at the moment of impact with the Mercedes-Benz.

After the collision, Gallegos fled to a nearby backyard on foot with Officer Raney in pursuit and the two started fighting when Officer Raney attempted to take the 28-year-old into custody shared the local police department.

During the struggle, Gallegos allegedly punched Officer Raney in the face several times and attempted to remove his service weapon from its holster while ignoring multiple verbal commands to stop detailed the Oxnard Police Department.

Officer Raney fired a single round from his firearm that hit Gallegos in the upper left leg stated the Oxnard Police Department.

According to the community incident briefing, a woman was in the Mercedes-Benz at the time of the head-on collision and she was later identified as a protected person with a restraining order against Gallegos

Officer Ramey was wearing a body worn camera during the incident and footage from the device was included in Tuesday's community briefing video, but the camera appears to fall off as Officer Ramey entered the backyard where the June 17 shooting occurred.

The remaining footage shows the space between two homes and captured other responding officers moving through the damaged fence and into the backyard on Neap Place.

Oxnard Police Officer Christian Mancilla enters the backyard where the officer-involved shooting occurred, captured by Officer Raney's body worn camera on the ground.

Additional officers arrived, placed Gallegos into handcuffs and began providing medical assistance to the 28-year-old before he was transported to the Ventura County Medical Center detailed the local law enforcement agency.

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ICE changes tactics, conspiracy theories, sweet discovery: Catch up on the day’s stories

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By Daniel Wine, CNN

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Prominent figures in the conservative and MAGA movements are spreading speculation about the absence of Sen. Mitch McConnell and the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham. Republican leaders are doing little to squash it.

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¿Qué sigue en la batalla legal entre Paramount y Warner Bros. Discovery?

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Análisis de Brian Stelter, CNN

Está en marcha una batalla legal por la fusión entre Paramount y Warner Bros. Discovery, la empresa matriz de CNN.

Una coalición de 12 fiscales generales estatales ha presentado una demanda antimonopolio y ha expuesto sus argumentos; los ejecutivos de Paramount han respondido con dureza, calificando la demanda de “equivocada tanto en los hechos como en el derecho”.

Ahora los estados solicitan una orden temporal de no innovar —una TRO, por sus siglas en inglés— y una medida cautelar preliminar para congelar a Paramount.

Aquí van algunas —parciales, tentativas y con salvedades— respuestas a las preguntas más urgentes sobre el acuerdo.

Está en la recta final. Los reguladores de todo el mundo han aprobado el acuerdo o, al menos, han optado por no interponerse.

Paramount espera unas pocas aprobaciones finales, incluida la de la Comisión Europea, que fijó el 22 de julio como fecha límite para una decisión. Eso es el próximo miércoles, así que el CEO de Paramount, David Ellison, está básicamente listo para tomar el control de WBD.

El Reino Unido también es una incógnita. Pero esta demanda estatal es el mayor obstáculo para la fusión. Por eso, Los Angeles Times calificó la demanda como un “último intento desesperado por descarrilar un acuerdo que transformaría Hollywood”.

La orden “garantizaría que la fusión propuesta se detenga mientras dure el litigio”, dijo el fiscal general de California, Rob Bonta, a Kaitlan Collins de CNN el lunes por la noche.

Si un juez está de acuerdo e impone esa orden, Paramount no podría completar el acuerdo por el momento. Los estados seguirían buscando una medida cautelar preliminar, que congelaría a Paramount. Paramount apelaría.

El escrito dice que los estados “tienen interés en hacer cumplir las leyes antimonopolio y sus ciudadanos enfrentan el riesgo de un daño profundo e irreversible en ausencia de una medida cautelar… En cambio, no existe un daño cognoscible para Paramount y Warner Bros. por pausar su fusión mientras el tribunal resuelve este caso”.

Paramount, por supuesto, discrepa. La empresa también dijo el lunes que retrasar el acuerdo perjudicaría a los trabajadores del entretenimiento.

Muy pronto. El escrito dice que el tiempo es esencial, ya que Paramount “podría cerrar la transacción tan pronto como el 22 de julio”.

Así que un juez analizará los argumentos de la demanda y evaluará si concede la TRO. Funcionarios estatales de justicia me dicen que esperan una decisión dentro de la próxima semana.

Para conceder una TRO, un juez tiene que determinar que los demandantes tienen una “probabilidad de éxito en el fondo del asunto” y que la transacción causaría un “daño irreparable”.

Si un juez no se deja convencer por la demanda y no está dispuesto a imponer la orden, Paramount seguirá adelante con la fusión y los estados podrían retirar la demanda.

Este martes, el caso fue asignado al juez P. Casey Pitts, nombrado por Biden en 2023 y anteriormente integrante de un bufete especializado en litigios laborales y de interés público.

Algunos de sus fallos han sido noticia nacional: a principios de este mes, Pitts impidió que el Departamento de Justicia obtuviera las identidades y los historiales médicos de menores transgénero tratados en el hospital infantil de Stanford; y en junio, prohibió al Gobierno federal realizar arrestos en tribunales de inmigración.

Porque es una metáfora corporativa conveniente y deliciosa. Una vez que dos empresas se fusionan, los huevos están revueltos, y todo cocinero sabe que eso es difícil de deshacer.

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Person fleeing federal immigration agents in Florida fatally struck by vehicle, officials say

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By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN

(CNN) — A person who ran away from federal immigration agents in St. Augustine, Florida, early Tuesday was struck and killed by a tractor trailer, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The incident occurred around 6:40 a.m. during an encounter with Homeland Security Investigations and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the highway patrol said in a statement.

Four occupants of a vehicle ran away and one ran across State Road 16 and “into the path of the tractor trailer,” Sgt. Dylan Bryan told CNN.

While the driver stopped and tried to render aid, the person died at the scene, Bryan said.

The Associated Press reported the person is a man.

His immigration status and nationality are unknown, and the reason for the encounter with federal agents is not yet clear.

The highway patrol is investigating the incident, and the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office helped with traffic control.

CNN has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment.

This story has been updated with additional information.

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