2 San Diego cops shot, 1 dead
Questions remain about shooting of cops following killing of officers in Dallas, Baton Rouge
SAN DIEGO — San Diego police were trying to determine whether a shooting that killed a veteran officer and wounded another was a deliberate attack.
Jonathan DeGuzman, a 16-year veteran of the force, died Thursday night when a gunfight erupted after he and his partner stopped someone on a street in a blue-collar area of town.
Hours later, a trail of blood led to a wounded suspect who remained hospitalized in critical condition, while a second man described only as a potential suspect was captured after an hours-long SWAT standoff Friday.
The death of DeGuzman, 43, came as departments around the country are on high alert following the killing of officers this month in Dallas and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The chain of events started about 11 p.m. Thursday when DeGuzman and Wade Irwin, 32, stopped someone in a southeastern neighborhood, although it wasn't immediately clear whether the gang officers stopped a pedestrian or a car, police said.
Almost immediately a shootout ensued and the officers called for backup.
"We're talking very, very quickly. Seconds to a minute or so," Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman said.
Both men were wounded despite wearing bulletproof vests.
Zimmerman said it was unknown whether the San Diego attack was premeditated. She also said video was recovered from the officers' body cameras.
DeGuzman died at a hospital. Irwin, a nineyear veteran who had joined the gang suppression unit in June, underwent surgery.