Police officer killed, another hurt in San Diego shootout

was premeditated.

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. Almost immediately a shootout ensued, and the officers called for backup.

“It happened extremely quickly,” Zimmerman said. “From the information that was put out that a stop was being made to that the officers called for emergency cover to when the other officers arrived on scene, we’re talking very, very quickly. Seconds to a minute or so.”

Jonathan DeGuzman, a 16-year veteran of the force who was married with two children, suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The 43-yearold died at Scripps Mercy Hospital after doctors’ efforts to save him failed.

Wade Irwin, 32, underwent surgery after being shot and was expected to survive, Zimmerman said.

Police swarmed the neighborhood where the shootout happened and captured 52-year-old Jesse Gomez in a nearby ravine, Zimmerman said. He was in critical condition Friday with a gunshot wound.

About nine hours after the shootout, heavily armed officers surrounded a house about a half-mile away. Then, about a dozen heavily armed SWAT officers raced to another house about two blocks away. The possible suspect wasn’t there either.

Zimmerman said late Friday afternoon that officers arrested a man in the area on an unrelated warrant.

She said police were investigating to see whether 41-year-old Marcus Antonio Cassani had any role in the police shootings.