The Ventura County Sheriff's Office arrested a naked man for allegedly killing a teenager in a Thousand Oaks neighborhood Thursday night.
It happened at roughly 8 p.m. in the 400 block of Jeanne Court. Originally described as an ambulance call to first responders, firefighters realized that the victim had been struck in the head with a blunt object. Paramedics rushed him to the hospital but, he died on the way there.
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Deputies responded quickly after the fire department arrived and searched for the suspect in the nearby area. They found the naked suspect about a mile away on the Newbury Park High School football field.
Investigators believe the two knew each other but didn't immediately find the connection. However, they were confident it was not a random attack.
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