sergeant lauren baker, father of three and detective elizabeth baker a mother of two. questions linger over jeremy goulet and over any of the violence had to happen in the first place. this morning we have team coverage in place. we start with bob riddell live with details on what we have learned overnight. bob, good morning. >> reporter: finally left the scene more than 12 hours after the shooting. police will update us around 11:30 with a news conference to update us on what happened here yesterday. a day that the santa cruz police chief says is the darkest day in the history of the police department. this is the first time the department lost officers in the line of duty. elizabeth butler, a detective, ten years with the department leaves behind her partner peter and two young boys. both are following up with the suspect around 33oh!3 yesterd:3. the follow up was in regard to the arrest for allegedly breaking into a co-worker's home making inappropriate sexual advances toward her. at some point yesterday he shot and killed both officers. as you can see in this cell

with the department tells us that they just need more time to cope with the deaths of sergeant lauren baker and detective elizabeth butler. chp will continue to cover their patrols for the next 24 hours. a lot of people, as you can see, have been dropping off flowers, paying their respects at the santa cruz police department. >> i hope the officers, men and women know how much we care about them and appreciate their work. and we're so sorry that they've lost some dear people to their team and a loss to the community. >> reporter: and mourners have left flowers on the front porch of the suspect's home, the very spot where officers baker and butler were shot and killed tuesday afternoon by jeremy goulet. his father says his 35-year-old son was a ticking time bomb who vowed never to go back to jail. the officers were visiting goulet's home to investigate a complaint that he'd twice broken into a woman's house. the officers had no warning he was a threat. after their murders, goulet texted his brother, i'm in big trouble, i love you. and you can hear in this video that law enforcement shot at g

funeral plans are now under way for sergeant lauren "butch" baker and detective elizabeth butler. last night friends, family and strangers came together to honor the officers who will be remembered for their passion, their work and also family. today's jean elie was at that emotional vigil. ♪ amazing grace >> reporter: an emotional crowd remembers santa cruz police officers elizabeth butler and butch baker. >> i'll never forget butch baker. he was a good man. >> reporter: jim howes worked with him for five years. >> he had a passion for excellence and family. >> reporter: he also knew how to make working long hours fun. >> we had 15-hour print sessions at their house where we printed up binders and all the handouts. his wife was a desktop publisher. we had so much fun. >> reporter: hundreds of people smiled through their tears, remembering baker and elizabeth butler. >> she always encouraged us. >> reporter: as co-founder of the santa cruz neighbors, debra worked closely with the department. she says butler was a hardworking detective and mother. >> pretty special mom and, you kno

detective sergeant lauren butch baker was a 28 year veteran of the department. detective elizabeth butler was a ten year veteran. both were killed during a

detective lauren butch baker was a 28eer police department veteran. detective elizabeth butler was a ten year veteran. they are the first officers to die in the lineof duty in santa cruz history. >>> and an automatic those automatic spending cults known as sequester cuts are due to kick in on friday. this morning it doesn't appear to be any compromise deal in the works to avoid those cuts. >>> over night police chase sent two teenagers to the hospital and we're hearing the car they were driving may have been stolen. brian flores is live in san jose now with details on what happened. brian. >> reporter: hi pam, good morning. we have several calls into the police department. we have yet to hear from them. the two teenagers involved in this chase and crash are expected to be okay. we want to go to the video that was shot earlier this morning. roughly around 2:00. the two teenagers one boy and girl were driving southbound on 280 when it rolled over before the bird salve exit. the car ended up on its roof. before the roll over law enforcement authorities w

sergeant lauren baker, 28 years with the force leaves behind a wife, two daughters and

. >> killed in the line of duty today were detectives sergeant lauren baker. >> which was a 28-year veteran of the santa cruz police department. haefs long-time friend of mine, a mentor. he leaves behind a wife, two daughters and a swhon actually works for my department as a community service officer. also killed in the line of duty today was detective elizabeth butler. elizabeth is a ten-year veteran of the sant police department she leaves behind her partner peter and her two young boys. >> at the police department residents came to pay their respects with a memorial of candles, flowers and casheds. bill was one of to the. >> to the police department just that i as community member and my family that we're with them. right now it's grief. it's all about the grief. >> i don't really know why. just kind of had to. i'm just wrecked right now. >> now mark, what is the mayor of santa cruz saying about this tonight. >> the mayor was here in this late-evening news conference. she says this is ununprecedented event for her city, which has rocked santa cruz to its core. >> thank you. >>> also new

. >> the do -- deceased officers are detective sergeant lauren baker and his colleague, detective elizabeth butler. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. it started late this afternoon when the officers responded to a home and were met with gunfire. >> we have team coverage with abc7 news reporter alan wang on a department absolutely in mourning. >> we begin with lisa amin gulezian with the latest on the investigation. lisa? >> reporter: carolyn, the crime scene tape is still up, and a very large police presence will remain here through the night. the sheriff's department meantime has taken over the investigation. it is trying to piece together what happened. from the street you can see confusion and fear and chaos all along santa cruz. and from up above, sky 7hd zeroed in so one house on this busy street. it belongs to jeremy gulet. they will not say why two police detectives came to his house at 3:30 this afternoon. but as soon as they arrived things turned deadly. >> an altercation ensued between the detectives and mr. gulet. both detectives were killed at that scene. >> reporter:

they are detective sergeant lauren butch baker and detective elizabeth butler remembered as courageousublic servants. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. a confrontation accused of a man wanted for sexual assault took a turn when he opened fire on the officers killing them. this is video minutes after the tragedy. we have team coverage tonight. ama dates is on the heros of the tragedy. >> we will begin with leslie brinkley and a community absolutely in shock. leslie? >> that's right, dan. two police officers lost their lives here. that has never, ever happened in santa cruz before. you know that moment when the shock hits you and the tears haven't started flowing yet, that's where santa cruz is at tonight. >> we were feeling sad for that policeman. we went over and prayed. >> they protect your world in santa cruz. >> this quiet beach town of 60,000 residents is in mourning. all ages turned out to pay tribute to detective elizabeth butler and sergeant butch baker. his best friend passed out candles, but couldn't bear to talk yet. this was all still too overwhelming. >> his son is a

. >> the do -- deceased officers are detective sergeant lauren baker and his colleague, detective elizabeth butler. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. it started late this afternoon when the officers responded to a home and were met with gunfire. >> we have team coverage with abc7 news reporter alan wang on a department absolutely in mourning. >> we begin with lisa amin gulezian with the latest on the investigation. lisa? >> reporter: carolyn, the crime scene tape is still up, and a very large police presence will remain here through the night. the sheriff's department meantime has taken over the investigation. it is trying to piece together what happened. from the street you can see confusion and fear and chaos all along santa cruz. and from up above, sky 7hd zeroed in so one house on this busy street. it belongs to jeremy gulet. they will not say why two police detectives came to his house at 3:30 this af but as soon as they arrived things turned deadly. >> an altercation ensued between the detectives and mr. gulet. both detectives were killed at that scene. >> reporter: once bac

they are detective sergeant lauren butch baker and detective elizabeth butler remembered as courageous public servants. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. a confrontation accused of a man wanted for sexual assault took a turn when he opened fire on the officers killing them. this is video minutes after the tragedy. we have team coverage tonight. ama dates is on the heros of the tragedy. >> we will begin with leslie brinkley and a community absolutely in shock. leslie? >> that's right, dan. two police officers lost their lives here. that has never, ever happened in santa cruz before.ow that you know that moment when the shock hits you and the tears haven't started flowing yet, that's where santa cruz is at tonight. >> we were feeling sad for that policeman. we went over and prayed. >> they protect your world in santa cruz. >> this quiet beach town of 60,000 residents is in mourning. all ages turned out to pay tribute to detective elizabeth butler and sergeant butch baker. his best friend passed out candles, but couldn't bear to talk yet. this was all still too overwhelming. >> his

detective lauren butch baker was a 28 year police department veteran.utler was a ten year veteran of the police force. they are the first officers killed in the line of duty in the long history of the santa cruz police department. tara moriarty is in santa cruz now. you have new information tara. >> reporter: just a heart wrenching time as you can imagine for the families of the fallen officers and the department. as you take a look behind me now they are beginning to wrap up the scene. the chief has called this the darkest day in history. this has more details come to light. we are here off bran support avenue. we were told the investigation was supposed to last well into the day but they are watering down the driveway there. it looks like they are about ready to leave. detective sergeant lawrence butch baker was a 28 year veteran of the department. elizabeth baker was a ten year veteran from the department. we want to show you new video we just got in of two cars being towed from the scene. one is a green suv with two bullet holes in the front windshi

detective sergeant lauren butch baker has been with the department 27 years. we were told sergeant baker also has a son serving in the santa cruz police department. >>> today's deadly shooting followed several high profile crimes during the last few weeks in santa cruz. now some residents who are questioning if there's been a fundamental shift in what many considered to be a layed bound surf town. >> i want everybody to ask what the city is really doing about crime in this town because they're not doing anything. i mean this is the last thing that i thought would ever happen. it's just unbelievable. >> following news of today's shooting, social media lit up by people saying that they are shocked by what's going on. a student in santa cruz was shot in the head and robbed while waiting for a bus. she survived. less than a week later a 21- year-old woman was raped and beaten on the uc santa cruz campus. on our facebook page you can posta message of condolence to the families of the two officers killed in the line of duty today. look for us at ktvu channel 2 news.

. >> the two officers detective lauren butch baker, a 28 year veteran and elizabeth butler who worked here for a decade. they were killed by 35-year-old jeremy goulet who had been convicted five years ago in portland on sex and gun charges. he had been killed during yesterday's shootout. the deadly confrontation started in one of the bungalows on the 800 block. the two detectives went to his address to investigate a possible sexual assault. goulet was fired as a barista at the kind grind coffee shop after he reportedly broke into a coworker's home friday night and made sexual advances toward her. >> i heard the female officer yelled stop. >> jesse limits may have been the last person to see baker and butler. he was walking in front of the bungalow as they approached it. >> apparently they considered me a suspect. they thought i had been holding up in the house with the is suspect and i had not. >> after 15 minutes he finally convinced the detectives he was not associated with goulet and he continued on walking. >> and then i heard bam, bam, bam. >> the santa cruz county sheriff says o

detective sergeant lauren butch baker has been with the department 27 years. we were told sergeant baker also has a son serving in the santa cruz police department. >>> today's deadly shooting followed several high profile crimes during the last few weeks in santa cruz. now some residents who are questioning if there's been a fundamental shift in what many considered to be a layed bound surf town. >> i want everybody to ask what the city is really doing about crime in this town because they're not doing anything. i mean this is the last thing that i thought would ever happen. it's just unbelievable. >> following news of today's shooting, social media lit up by people saying that they are shocked by what's going on. a student in santa cruz was shot in the head and robbed while waiting for a bus. she survived. less than a week later a 21- year-old woman was raped and beaten on the uc santa cruz campus. on our facebook page you can posta message of condolence to the families of the two officers killed in the line of duty today. look for us at ktvu channel 2 news.

sergeant lauren butch baker 51 years old and detective elizabeth butler, first officers ever to be killed in the santa cruz police department 150 year history. that is expected to begin shortly . the sheriff will depive the information on the investigation of the murder. the podium is all set in front of the police department. you can see the microphones right there and shortly any minute now they are giving us an update. sergeant baker and detective butler was shot to death

lauren butch baker was a 28-year veteran of the santa cruz police department.th butler worked patrol, narcotics, and became a detective working in sexual assaults. she was the mother of two young boys. >> we're having a tough time with. this we've never experienced anything like this. >> i was at flower store, and i saw people crying, doing the same thing i was doing. they didn't know what else to do. >> this is the first time in the department's history that officers have been killed in the line of duty. >>> jeremy goulet once lived in an apartment in berke. his neighbors described him as creepy. and his father tells the press he was a ticking time bomb. >> two officers down. >> reporter: before last night's explosion of violence in santa cruz, jeremy goulet's criminal record chased back to portland oregon. >> he was looking at my girlfriend taking a shower. >> reporter: three separate times in late 2007. >> it felt horrible. for a while, i couldn't go to the bathroom by myself. >> reporter: her boyfriend confronted the peeper. as they struggled on the sidewal

statewide are flying at half-staff by order of the governor to honor the two fallen officers, sergeant lauren baker, father of three and detective elizabeth butler, mother of two. today a memorial continues to grow outside of the santa cruz police department where many officers will return to work today after taking a day off to grieve. ♪ amazing grace a highly emotional time for the officers who must now try to get back into work as usual while grieving the deaths of their colleagues and friends. today in the bay's bob riddell live at santa cruz police headquarters where that memorial for the officers is now being planned. bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, terry. yes, if there was a measure of the outpouring of love and support from the community, you can see it in the number of flowers and candles that continue to crowd the entrance here to santa cruz police headquarters. today pd will be going back on the streets, resuming their normal duties. they had a little break after what happened tuesday afternoon with the santa cruz county sheriff's office covering their patrols and answering calls

truck and engine and battalion chief responded to the call for help when detective sergeant lauren butch baker and elizabeth butler were shot. the crews were attending to the detectives when the shooter returned to the area and began firing at officers nearby. >> they took cover behind the truck and took some citizens. one lady was put down on the ground with one of the firefighters shielding her. >> the battalion chief won't say who protected the woman, but it may have saved her life. the truck took four bullets. >> the firefighter who do it did it self-leslie to protect them. that's what we are here for, the heroic efforts of of those who went to do their job and unfortunately lost their lives. they are the heros in this. >> reporter: at a news conference we learned the two plain clothed detectives went to his house because he was a suspect in an assault investigation. the santa cruz county sheriff says after he killed them, he stole sergeant baker's car and left the scene, but then returned to the area where he fired at officers. those officers shot back and killed him. when the gun fight w

detective sergeant lauren butch baker was a 28 year veteran of the police department here. own detective elizabeth butler was a ten year veteran. both were killed during a confrontation yesterday afternoon about a mile from the beach. police say the two officers were investigating a sexual assault suspect when the man opened fire and killed them. their bodies were found outside of the home. santa cruz police chief identified the two fallen officers in an emotionally news conference last night. >> thanks to every member of our community who has reached out over this tragic situation and offered their condolences and support in the loss of my two officers today. this is the darkest day in the history of the santa cruz police department. >> reporter: swat teams immediately closed off the entire neighborhood and locked down three schools. they tracked down the suspect around the corridor 30 minutes after the officers were killed. officers killed the suspect in a barrage of gunfire. they identified the suspect as 35-year-old jeremy gooley. we'll explain more on that charge and w

. >> reporter: they came to honor 51-year-old sergeant lauren butch baker.ed as the most skilled investigator on the force. the husband was a father of two daughters and a son, serving as a community service officer. >> he was a father. this is going to be hard, but you can imagine, his own son is following in his footsteps. that tells you the kind of for and man he was. >> reporter: they also remembered 38-year-old detective elizabeth butler. a skill working sexual assault cases, and a mother of two children younger than 5. >> what do you do when something so savage, and inexplicable, and cowardly, and despicable happens to people. it's not personal. they just happened to be the two there doing their jobs. >> reporter: earlier today, the pain was visible on the force. the chief held up pictures of fallen comrades. >> it's been devastating. there's absolutely no words for me to adequately stand here before you today, and describe what my department's been going through since yesterday afternoon. >> reporter: among the first responders, santa cruz firefighter

. >> reporter: they came to honor 51-year-old sergeant lauren butch baker. as the most skilled investigator on the force. the husband was a father of two daughters and a son, serving as a community service officer. >> he was a father. this is going to be hard, but you can imagine, his own son is following in his footsteps. that tells you the kind of for and man he was. >> reporter: they also remembered 38-year-old detective elizabeth butler. a skill working sexual assault cases, and a mother of two children younger than 5. >> what do you do when something so savage, and inexplicable, and cowardly, and despicable happens to people. it's not personal. they just happened to be the tw >> reporter: earlier today, the pain was visible on the force. the chief held up pictures of fallen comrades. >> it's been devastating. there's absolutely no words for me to adequately stand here before you today, and describe what my department's been going through since yesterday afternoon. >> reporter: among the first responders, santa cruz firefighters who found the fallen offi

killed if the line of duty today were detective sergeant lauren butch baker.28 year veteran of the santa cruz police department. he was a longtime friend of mine. mentor. he leaves behind a wife, 2 daughters and a son who actually works for my department as community service officer. also killed in the line of duty today was detective elizabeth butler. elizabeth is a 10 year veteran of the santa cruz police department. currently assign to investigations. she leaves behind her partner peter and her 2 young boys. before i conclude tonight i just want to express my heart felt thank you or thanks to every member of our community who has reached out over this tragic situation. and offered their condolence and support in the loss of my 2 officers today. this is, this is the darkest day in the history of the santa cusz police department. thank you. >> good evening. what i'm going to try and do is give you a brief recap of what we know now and how this incident transpired today. what the status of the investigation to this point is and then what we can see in the comi

visit nbcbayarea.com to learn more about fallen officers lauren "butch" baker and elizabeth butler. >he pope's final day. in just about 2 1/2 hours, he will leave the vatican, becoming the first pope in 600 years to resign. maryann ahern is live in vatican city with what's happening now and what's next for the church. good morning, maryann. >> reporter: hello to all of you from the vatican. of course, the pope met this morning with his cardinals, more than 100 of them, filling the apostolic palace where he gave them a blessing and then one by one, each of the cardinals coming up to bid their farewell. some whispering in his ear. another giving him a letter. they all offering a big standing ovation to him before he left. the pope now spending some quiet time before he leaves. the speculation, of course, mounting of who might be next. while no conclave date has been set, certainly they are talking behind the scenes. >> we're already talking. we talk to -- you know, you can see, if you were there at the audience, all of them were up there talking. we weren't just talking about the weathe

lauren baker, known as butch, was a 28-year veteran of the santa cruz police department. it's a small town, it's a comfortable town, it's a loving town, it's an easy going town. there are only 90 officers on their police force. they have never had a shooting death of a police officer in the history of that city. but yesterday they lost two of them. by a man who had body armor on, loaded down with guns, who had been convicted in oregon of a sex offense of sorts and who had a gun and did not have a concealed permit. comes down to california, with his gun, shouldn't have had a gun, because at that point he was an ex-felon. shoots two santa cruz police officers, between them, they have five children. let's do it for the children of this country. let's do it for law enforcement of this country. let's do it for all of us so that we can go to the mall and we can go to church and we can go to school and not be in fear of being mowed down by violence. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california for a motion to adjourn. ms. speier: mr