SAN DIEGO—A man who shot two San Diego police officers, one of whom died, was sentenced to death on March 4.
Jesse Michael Gomez, 58, was convicted last year of murder and a special circumstance allegation of killing a police officer for the July 28, 2016, shooting of San Diego Police Department Officer Jonathan “J.D.” De Guzman, 43. The jury recommended Gomez be sentenced to death for De Guzman’s slaying and also convicted him of the attempted murder of De Guzman’s partner, Wade Irwin, as well as a count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
