CORRECTION [04/02/2025, 1:06 p.m.] This article was updated to remove a photo of someone who was falsely attributed to be the suspect. The Nexus regrets this error.
The suspect in the Isla Vista bike path shooting and robberies earlier this month, Jackson Kyle Jue, pleaded not guilty to seven felony charges on March 28 at the Santa Barbara courthouse.
Police cars line El Colegio road, where the shooting took place on March 20. Photo courtesy Maddie Cupples
Earlier this month, an unidentified woman was shot in an armed robbery at a bike path near the intersection of Los Carneros Road and El Colegio Road on March 20, according to UC Santa Barbara Timely Warnings. UCSB media spokesperson Kiki Reyes said the woman’s injuries were “non life-threatening.” She was transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital at the time of the shooting; the Nexus was unable to determine the identity or current status of the woman. An adult male was also robbed on the 6500 block of Cervantes Road, according to the alert.
Police arrested Jue, 20, for suspicion of connection with the crimes in Concord on March 21, one day after the shooting and robberies. Concord is 330 miles north of Santa Barbara. He is currently booked in Santa Barbara County Jail without bail, Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tate McCallister said.
The Santa Barbara District Attorney’s office filed a complaint on March 25 accusing Jue of attempted murder, second-degree robbery, attempted second-degree robbery, carrying a concealed firearm, carrying a loaded firearm in public, having a concealed firearm in a vehicle and carrying a loaded firearm. The complaint also included seven allegations that would increase Jue’s sentence upon conviction, including intentionally firing off a gun and harming someone.
Jue pleaded not guilty to all of the felony charges and allegations at the Santa Barbara County Superior Court, McCallister said. He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing setting conference on April 28 at 8:30 a.m. in Department 12 of the courthouse.
Jue is currently a student at Santa Barbara City College, their Executive Director of Public Affairs and Communications Jordan Killebrew told the Nexus. Killebrew said he could not disclose any further details at this time.
On April 1, Tropicana Student Housing sent a message to residents about a former Tropicana resident arrested on “serious charges” in Concord March 21, likely referring to Jue. They said he had been evicted and no longer resides at Tropicana.
“We want to emphasize that neither the alleged crime nor the arrest occurred on Tropicana property. As part of the ongoing investigation, law enforcement conducted a search of the former resident’s apartment and collected evidence from that unit,” the email notice said. “The investigation was limited exclusively to that apartment and did not extend to any other areas of the property.”
Update [04/02/2025, 7:57 p.m.] The article was updated to include a message from Tropicana Student Housing to its residents.
