UPDATE (Monday, Feb. 2) - Police say a 20-year-old man from Santa Barbara has been arrested in connection with Thursday's shooting on Bath Street.
Jose Manual Suastegui was taken into custody on Sunday and booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Police say the two people taken into custody immediately following Thursday's altercation were juveniles.
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(Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026) - Police are investigating a reported gunshot following a fight Thursday afternoon near West Figueroa Street in Santa Barbara.
Officers were dispatched around 3 p.m. on January 29 to the 300 block of West Figueroa Street after receiving reports of gunshots in the area.
When officers arrived at the scene, they learned that several people had been involved in a physical altercation near the intersection of Bath Street and Figueroa Street.
During the confrontation, a single gunshot was heard. Everyone involved then ran off but two people were later detained on the Anapamu Street footbridge and taken into custody without incident.
Police say that based on the initial investigation, no injuries were reported as a result of the gunshot.
The 1000 block of Bath Street was temporarily closed on Thursday afternoon while officers investigated but has since reopened.
Authorities say the incident appears to be isolated, and there are no ongoing public safety concerns.
