Man arrested for allegedly killing teenager in Thousand Oaks neighborhood was his brother, family says
The Ventura County Sheriff's Office arrested a naked man for allegedly killing a 15-year-old boy 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, identified by family as Zayde "Buggy" Keohohou, had been struck in the head with a blunt object. Paramedics rushed him to the hospital but, he died on the way there.
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.
The following afternoon investigators identified the suspect as 24-year-old Zuberi Sharp from Newbury Park. His arraignment is scheduled for Monday at 1:30 p.m.
On Friday, family members told KCAL News that the suspect and victim were half-brothers. They lived at the Jeanne Court home together with other family.
"We appreciate the outpouring of love, aloha, support and prayers from friends and ohanas," said the boy's grandfather, Gary Keohohou during a press conference on Friday evening. "We do ask that you respect our neighbor's privacy as well. ... Thank you for keeping our family, including Zuberi, in your prayers."
Court records show that Sharp's father, Calvin, is also in custody for murder. He was convicted in 2007 of using a meat cleaver to kill a 6-year-old boy and stab the boy's mother and a neighbor who tried to intervene in the attack. He is serving life without the possibility of parole.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Detective Javier Chavez at: (805) 384-4725. Anyone with video of the incident can send it to police here.
