SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California sheriff’s deputy was killed and two law enforcement officers wounded Saturday when they were ambushed with gunfire and explosives while pursuing a suspect, authorities said.
Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller, 38, was shot and killed in Ben Lomond, an unincorporated area near Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Sheriff Jim Hart said. A second deputy was injured, and a third officer from the California Highway Patrol was shot in his hand, Hart said.
Gutzwiller “was a beloved figure here at the sheriff’s office,” the sheriff said.
“Damon showed up today to do his job, to keep this community safe, and his life was taken needlessly,” a visibly shaken Hart said.
The suspect, Steven Carrillo, 38, was shot during his arrest and was being treated at the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, Hart said. The Sheriff’s Department and the FBI are investigating.
The deputies responded to a 911 call around 1:30 p.m. about a suspicious van. The caller said there were guns and bomb-making devices inside, Hart said.
When deputies arrived, the van pulled away and the deputies followed. The van went down a driveway at Carrillo’s home and the deputies were ambushed by gunfire and explosives after getting out of their vehicle.
Gutzwiller was wounded and later died at a hospital. Another deputy was wounded by gunfire or shrapnel and struck by a vehicle as the suspect fled.
Carrillo attempted to carjack a vehicle and was wounded while being arrested.
Hart said Carrillo was taken to the hospital for treatment and would be charged with first-degree murder.
The shooting shocked Ben Lomond, a town of about 6,000 people tucked up in the Santa Cruz mountains.
Resident Kathy Crocker brought a bouquet to the sheriff’s office as Hart gave a news conference about the shootings.
“It just breaks my heart that this keeps happening,” she said, as teary-eyed deputies entered the building.
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Blackwater Jew-sa Mercenaries. Move along folks, nothing to see here!
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Now he’s 32 years old and it looks like the new timmy mcveigh operation patcon is ramping up again. I knew he was military when I saw his shave/haircut looked a 2 week old growth.
Oddly enough, search the name and images and you find another fella with the same name who happens to be a joo union organizer, but much older.
You cant believe any of this crap any more, its all bullshit.
interesting how when they murder us, it’s always a “routine traffic stop” and every time we defend ourselves it’s an ambush.. the real ambush is EVERY encounter we have with those coksukers. they killed one the other night here.. just google “slain Moody officer”.. of course it’s sad cause he was a hero.. gave back to the community.. loving husband and greatest father in the world to 3 girls… blablabla.. i do hate it for them. they don’t know any better… but he did and chose to ruin peoples lives anyway. fukim. one less we gotta fool with.