Octavio Rocha, 62, a male of Hispanic/Latino ethnicity, was shot and killed on the evening of September 5, 2025, at Del Sol Park in the 1500 block of Camino Del Sol in Oxnard. Police received a 9-1-1 call at approximately 7:50 p.m. and arrived within minutes to find three people with gunshot wounds. Officers attempted life-saving measures, but Octavio Rocha, 62, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two other men, identified by police as Jesus Menchaca, 36, and Vicente Menchaca, 31, were transported to a local hospital; Jesus was later released while Vicente remained hospitalized in stable condition. Detectives recovered two firearms at the scene as they began piecing together what led to the burst of gunfire in the park.
Authorities publicly identified the deceased as Octavio Rocha, 62, male, in an updated release issued September 10, 2025, and they described a fast-moving inquiry focused on interviews with multiple witnesses. Early the next day, local coverage reiterated the timeline: one man dead and two wounded after shots rang out at the park shortly before 8 p.m., with officers and medics converging quickly. Later memorial postings and an obituary confirmed the victim’s name as Octavio Montejano Rocha and his age as 62, aligning with the details reported by police.
As of the most recent official update, investigators did not believe there were any outstanding suspects connected to the shooting, and no arrests were announced in the case materials released by the Oxnard Police Department. Detectives continued to investigate the circumstances surrounding the exchange of gunfire and asked anyone with information to come forward to help clarify what precipitated the violence that claimed the life of Octavio Rocha, 62, male.
