2 Police Officers Killed in Calif.; Suspect Dead
Two police detectives were fatally shot when they tried to question a man over a report of a sexual assault, and the man later died after a brief chase, authorities said.
Sgt. Loren Butch Baker and Detective Elizabeth Butler were shot and killed Tuesday during an altercation at the home of the man, according to police and the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s office.
They were shot while following up on allegations that 35-year-old barista Jeremy Goulet made inappropriate sexual advances on a co-worker at her home, authorities said. Goulet was arrested Friday, and The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported that he was fired the next day.