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Carrillo was taken to a local hospital where he was treated and released to the custody of sheriff's deputies.

The FBI and the Santa Cruz District Attorney's Office are investigating the incident.

Hart said Carillo was arrested on charges of murder, assault with a deadly weapon, carjacking \"and a myriad of other charges.\"

\"There's a lot that we don't know at this point. It's still a very fluid situation,\" Hart said. \"I ask that the community be patient as we go through this investigation and the grieving process.''

Hart said Gutzwiller's colleagues were planning to hold a vigil for him in front of the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office headquarters on Sunday at 2:36 p.m. PST, the time the call came on Saturday that an officer was down.

He said Gutzwiller, who joined the sheriff's office in 2006, is survived by a young child and a pregnant wife.

The sheriff described Gutzwiller as a \"beloved figure\" who started his career in law enforcement as a volunteer with the sheriff's office.

\"In this era that we're in, when you think about what you want to see in a police officer, compassion, caring, somebody who truly loves his job, who wants to help people, that's what Damon was,\" Hart said. \"He was a good man and a good police officer.\"

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer, released a statement expressing their shock and dismay over the killing of Gutzwiller.

\"Jennifer and I extend our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and coworkers of Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Sergeant Damon Gutzwiller, who was tragically killed while on duty,\" the governor's statement reads. \"He will be remembered as a hero who devoted his life to protecting the community and as a loving husband and father.\"

An Air Force spokesperson said Carrillo arrived at Travis Air Force Base in June 2018 and was a team leader on the Phoenix Raven unit. That group is comprised of \"specially trained security forces personnel dedicated to providing security for Air Mobility Command aircraft transiting high terrorist and criminal threat areas,\" according to an Air Force website.

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