Suspect in El Dorado County axe-attack found dead in American River
PILOT HILL - Authorities say the man wanted after an El Dorado County attack left two people hurt was found dead in the American River.
According to the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office, in the early hours of Monday morning, there was a violent incident in the 5300 block of Meadow Croft Lane in Pilot Hill. Sheriff's deputies were called to the scene and there, they found two victims who had been attacked with an axe. Both victims were taken to the hospital to be treated for non-fatal injuries, the sheriff's department says.
The suspect was already gone when deputies arrived.
Through their investigation, deputies say, were able to identify the suspect as 33-year-old Bruce Oscar Gordon. Gordon was described as dangerous and should not have been approached, authorities warned.
The sheriff's office has since announced that Gordon's body had been recovered from the South Fork of the American River after the storm weather on Wednesday.
Exactly how Gordon died is still under investigation.
Deputies say that the victims and the suspect knew each other.