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

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 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

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

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.

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.

during today's news conference, police chief vogel says he was see pecsly close to sergeant lauren butch baker. they started on the police force at about the same time. the chief says butch was an excellent investigator. >> my most skilled investigator with the police department. >> baker and his partner detective elizabeth baker were gunned down as they investigated possible misdemeanor charges against jeremy goulet. butler a uc santa cruz graduate and former student of michael rocken. >> trying to decide did she want to be a social worker or working with nonprofits in education and maybe a school teacher and decided she wanted to become a police officer and that was the way she could make a difference in the commune. >> i at the growing memorial of plow flowers for the fallen officers one woman said she met detective butler while getting help for an assault case. >> she would take the time to answer every phone call and any question i had. >> another woman said she has known her through her work on tenants rights. >> arrested me several times but he was always kind. >> on the day after the d

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

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

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

. >> 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

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

. >> 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

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