SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — An active-duty U.S. Air Force sergeant accused of killing a Northern California sheriff’s deputy in an ambush-style attack was a leader for a military base’s elite security force.
Travis Air Force Base officials said Monday that Staff Sgt. Steven Carrillo was a team leader for the Phoenix Ravens that protects airfields at Travis Air Force Base.
Carrillo has been arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting a Santa Cruz sheriff’s Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller and wounding two other officers Saturday.
During a news conference Monday, Santa Cruz County Sheriff Jim Hart said that Carrillo, "was a dangerous and angry man intent on bringing harm to police officers."
The FBI also is investigating if Carrillo has any links to the shooting death of a federal officer outside the U.S. courthouse in Oakland more than a week ago.
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Watch more: Law enforcement officials provide an update into their investigation and detail how a citizen was able to fight off Carrillo without police.
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