Posted on 06/06/2020 10:43:48 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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, 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.
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Had a child and wife was pregnant.
RIP sir and prayers for the family.
Horrible.
May Deputy Gutzwiller REST IN THE SHELTERING ARMS of the ETERNAL CHRIST, FOREVER.
Yours, TMN78247
Wow. My heart goes out to the family. It seems some want all this to turn into a war.
it is a war right now
socialists are coming out
get your asses ready now
Santa Cruz is the nastiest place I ever made the mistake of spending a night in. It should be amazing with the pier, the amusement park on the beach, and the Big Trees Train that runs right down the center of the street as it leaves town.
Instead I have never seen so many wastrels, bums and stoned college age kids. At night they literally made it impossible to walk around. And all the while you know if you get robbed and you shot one, you are probably in the worst jurisdiction on planet earth to use self defense as a defense.
Nasty place.
Most likely the war between the county and illegal pot growers.
As a young man and Sheriff Explorer we patrolled that area as I lived in Brookdale, up the road
Rest in Peace
People have declared war on the police.
I have “friends” and family members cheering for awful things like this. I hope they get their karma
I am always ready. Not what I want to happen but I’m not hard to find and can’t run away, I’m too damn old. IT is better then wasting away with cancer or something.
The prior president declared war on the police.
Every day gets more insanely tragic.
I’m sure he’ll get a nice state funeral and weeping and mourning by politicians at his casket... y’know, just like they did for that criminal thug counterfeiter in Minneapolis ?
Yup.
RIP.
Antifa lit a cop on fire in Mexico today
The reason I disconnected fb this week. Not sure I’ll ever return.
I don’t suppose his family will get 10 million in a Go Fund Me and riots around the world due to his tragic death.
[The prior president declared war on the police.]
That’s correct. Now it’s:
A significant number of Democrat voters have declared war on the police.
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