Sergeant Loran Lee Butch Baker, 51, was killed on February 26, 2013, while on duty in Santa Cruz, California. Baker and Detective Elizabeth Butler were investigating allegations involving Jeremy Peter Goulet at Goulet’s residence when Goulet opened fire, fatally wounding both officers. Goulet then took Baker’s service weapon and the officers’ unmarked police vehicle and attempted to flee. The confrontation ended in a shootout with responding officers in which Goulet was killed.

The deaths marked the first time officers from the Santa Cruz Police Department were killed in the line of duty. The community held memorial services for the fallen officers and acknowledged their public service. Goulet’s background, as reported in the investigation, included prior criminal voyeurism and other criminal behavior.

Did anyone who lived near the scene or knew Jeremy Goulet notice anything unusual around February 26, 2013?