Suspect in Whole Foods shooting has been identified 

SCV Sheriff’s Station officials received the call around 7:40 a.m. regarding a shooting that had taken place in the parking lot outside the Whole Foods grocery store at 24130 Valencia Blvd. Perry Smith/The Signal
SCV Sheriff’s Station officials received the call around 7:40 a.m. regarding a shooting that had taken place in the parking lot outside the Whole Foods grocery store at 24130 Valencia Blvd. Perry Smith/The Signal
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Deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station arrested 51-year-old Jason Underwood, who shot at the exterior of Whole Foods at the 24100 block of Valencia Boulevard Monday morning, according to Deputy Robert Jensen. 

Deputies received a call at 7 a.m. Monday regarding the front glass of the business being shattered from an apparent bullet, according to Jensen.  

“Upon arrival, deputies located a male Hispanic adult matching the suspect description. He was found to be on probation, in possession of methamphetamine, a firearm, and several additional loaded magazines,” Jensen wrote in an email to The Signal.  

There were no injuries or transports reported. Underwood was arrested on suspicion of assault with a firearm, possession of a controlled substance while armed and being a felon in possession of a firearm.  

Underwood remains in custody as of the publication of this story, and is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday. 

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