On 1-18-2019 at 1045 AM the Lompoc Police Department began to receive 911 calls reporting a shooting near Ryon Park in the 900 block of West Cypress Avenue in Lompoc.
Witnesses reported seeing subjects running from the area as officers were responding. Once officers began to speak to witnesses they learned that a vehicle had parked in the culdesac and a confrontation between the subjects in this vehicle and pedestrians occurred. This vehicle began to drive from the area when a subject inside of the car shot at the pedestrians.
One of the pedestrians pulled a gun and returned fire at the subjects in the vehicle. Two other pedestrians fled through the park but were detained by officers. A witness in the area saw these suspects throw a backpack over a fence. Officers checked the yard and found the backpack. A search of this backpack revealed a loaded firearm and narcotics.
Officers checked the area where the shooting occurred and located bullet hole damage to a vehicle and a residential sliding glass door.
LPD detectives will continue to investigate this shooting. If you have any information about this shooting you are encouraged to report this to investigators or use the Lompoc Police Department Mobile App to leave an anonymous tip.