Saturday, July 30, 2016
Associated Press
SAN DIEGO
Two San Diego police officers were shot – one fatally – after a late-night stop turned into a gunfight, triggering a manhunt that led to the capture of one wounded suspect in a ravine and an hours-long SWAT standoff Friday that ended after officers detained a second man who may have been involved.
The shooting came as departments around the country are on high alert after the killing of officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge, La., this month.
The chain of events unfolded over more than 12 hours in a blue-collar area of southeastern San Diego.
It started about 11 p.m. Thursday when two veteran gang-unit officers in bulletproof vests stopped a person on a street. A shootout ensued and the officers called for backup.
Jonathan DeGuzman, a 16-year veteran of the force who was married with two children, suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The 43-year-old died at Scripps Mercy Hospital. Wade Irwin, 32, underwent surgery after being shot and was expected to survive.
Police swarmed the neighborhood where the shootout happened and captured 52-year-old Jess Gomez in a ravine, Zimmerman said. Police gave no further information about Gomez or his role in the shootout except to say he was a suspect.