The suspect, 41-year-old Jose Luis Ortiz of Oxnard, reportedly brandished a handgun and demanded money from a clerk at a business on the 2900 block of Vineyard Avenue at about 8:40 p.m. Saturday. He fled the area before police arrived.
A responding Oxnard officer spotted Ortiz near a parked vehicle on Cortez Street. When the officer tried to make contact with him, Ortiz started shooting at him. The officer and his police K-9 were able to disarm Ortiz and take him into custody.
Ortiz was treated for injuries sustained by the K-9. He was arrested for armed robbery and attempted murder of a police officer.
The K-9 and the officer were not injured in the incident.
