Update: Santa Cruz Police Officers Shot [View all]

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Source: Santa Cruz patch

Update: Santa Cruz Police Officers Shot

The coroner is on-scene; investigators are still looking for suspects in the shootings.

By Jennifer Squires and Brad Kava
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5:04 pm



Two police officers may have been hit by gunfire in a home Tuesday afternoon and a third person shot in two incidents just minutes apart near North Branciforte Avenue, according to authorities and media reports.

Details about the shootings were sketchy but at least one person was killed.

Santa Cruz police declined to comment and directed all questions to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office. The FBI is assisting with the incident, an FBI spokesman said.

The coroner was called to the area late in the afternoon.

The first report of gunshot victims came in just before 3:30 p.m. Two people had reportedly been wounded at 818 N. Branciforte Ave., between Sunnyside Avenue and Water Street, according to emergency radio traffic.




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Santa Cruz people! Beware! (From Jimmy Stiefel)
Happening now: shooting in Santa Cruz near Water/Branciforte. 2 cops down, 1 suspect down. Unknown if more suspects on loose. Joes, schools there on lockdown. Streets are closed. SWAT teams on scene, assualt rifles drawn. Avoid that area! "Take all necessary precautions." the police advise. Stay safe friends.