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Deputy killed, 2 other officers shot in California ambush
Read full article: Deputy killed, 2 other officers shot in California ambushSANTA CRUZ, Calif. SANTA CRUZ, Calif.A Northern California sheriffs deputy was killed and two law enforcement officers wounded Saturday when they were ambushed with gunfire and explosives while pursuing a suspect, authorities said. 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. 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 shooting shocked Ben Lomond, a town of about 6,000 people tucked up in the Santa Cruz mountains.