The Brief
- The Ventura Police Department has officially closed the 2016 murder case of Arnold Ikeda “by exception” on the 10-year anniversary of his death.
- A cold case review identified Johnny Caro, who was killed in an unrelated 2021 homicide, as the sole individual responsible for the shooting.
- Investigators concluded that while circumstantial evidence points only to Caro, his death prevents the case from ever proceeding to a criminal trial.
VENTURA, Calif. – Following an extensive cold case review, the Ventura Police Department on Friday announced it has named a suspect as the sole person responsible in the 2016 slaying of Arnold Ikeda.
What we know:
On March 20, 2016, Arnold Ikeda was found deceased from a gunshot wound in his home on South Evergreen Drive. …