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Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office Patch
Resided: CA, USA
Born: Unk  
Fallen: Jun. 06, 2020
Race/Sex: Caucasian Male / 38 yrs. of age
Agency
Dept: Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office - CA
5200 Soquel Avenue  
Santa Cruz, CA   95062   USA
(831)471-1121
County: Santa Cruz
Dept. Type: County/Police
Hero's Rank: Sergeant
Sworn Date: 2006
FBI Class: Homicide - Ambush
Weapon Class: Firearm
Agency URL: Click Here
On The Job: 14 years
Bio: Not Available
Survived by:
Wife
with children

Fatal Incident Summary
Offender: Steven Carrillo / Male - 38 years old
  
Location:   Ben Lomond,   Santa Cruz County, CA   USA   Sat. Jun. 06, 2020
Summary: Sergeant Damon Gutzwiller was shot and killed while investigating a call about a suspicious van parked off the road near Jamison Creek, Boulder Creek. Two other deputies were also shot and wounded.

On Saturday June 6th at around 1:30 p.m., depities received a call about a suspicious van parked off the road near Jamison Creek, Boulder Creek. The caller saw guns and bomb making materials inside the van. When deputies arrived, the van was seen leaving the area. They tried to follow it and finally found it again at a home on Waldeberg, Ben Lomond.

As deputies began investigating, they were ambushed with gunfire and multiple improvised explosive devices. Sergeant Damon Gutzwiller was shot and taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Another deputy was either shot or struck by shrapnel and struck by a car as the suspect fled the property.

Calls of a carjacking nearby soon followed as officers from departments throughout Santa Cruz County began arriving to the area. The suspect, Steven Carrillo, who was reportedly armed, was shot during his arrest. The suspect survived and was treated and released from the hospital. He will be arrested for the murder of Sergeant Gutzwiller and other felonies.

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