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The Air Force sergeant accused of ambushing and killing a California deputy is now also charged in connection with an Oakland drive-by shooting that left a federal officer dead and another injured at their post outside a courthouse last month.Deputies from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office arrived at 120 Waldeberg Road in Ben Lomond,…

FBI also investigating whether Steven Carrillo, leader of elite security force, has links to killing of federal officer in Oakland The Santa Cruz sheriff, Jim Hart, stands next to a photo of fallen Sgt Damon Gutzwiller, who was shot and killed in Ben Lomond. Photograph: Martha Mendoza/AP An active-duty US air force sergeant is accused…

The Air Force sergeant accused of killing a California deputy and wounding two other officers in an ambush attack over the weekend reportedly was taught “explosive ordnance awareness” last year while training to join an “elite security unit” within the branch.Steven Carrillo, who will be charged with first-degree murder in the death of 38-year-old Santa Cruz Sheriff's Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller, became a “Phoenix Raven Team Leader” following his completion of a rigorous instructional program at Joint Base…

A suspect facing first-degree murder charges in Saturday’s shooting death of a California sheriff’s deputy is an active-duty sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, authorities said Sunday.The 32-year-old suspect, Steven Carrillo, was stationed at Travis Air Force Base in Northern California. He was shot during his capture in Santa Cruz County and was being treated in…