Crime & Safety

Two Officers, One Suspect Dead in Santa Cruz Shootout

Police chief: 'The department is mourning the most horrendous day in our history.'

Three are dead — two of them police officers — in a Santa Cruz shootout Tuesday afternoon.

"The department is mourning the most horrendous day in our history," said Police Chief Kevin Vogel. "We lost two officers."

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