Suspect In Deadly Crime Spree To Appear In Court Tuesday
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - On Tuesday, the man claiming to be Marcelo Marquez, who is accused of shooting and killing two local deputies on Friday, will face a judge.
But Marquez may not be who he says he is. Federal authorities say Marquez's fingerprints match records for a Luis Enrique Monroy-Bracamonte. He was arrested in Arizona in 1996.
He also goes by the name Julian Beltran. He was reportedly deported to Mexico twice and lived in Utah before coming to Sacramento.
Sacramento County Sheriff's deputy Danny Oliver and Placer County Sheriff's deputy Michael Davis Jr. were shot and killed by suspects in separate, but related incidents. A third deputy was wounded, as well as a man who was carjacked.
Just before 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oliver and another officer were approaching a suspicious vehicle at the Motel 6 on Arden Way when the suspect, 34-year-old Marcelo Marquez, allegedly opened fire.
The 15-year veteran deputy officer never had a chance to pull his weapon. He was shot in the forehead and killed instantly.
Later in the day, the suspects allegedly tried to carjack a vehicle. That driver resisted and was shot in the head. He was listed in stable condition on Friday night.
Investigators say Marquez and his wife, Janelle Monroy, would then successfully carjack a Ford F-150.
Law enforcement from across the area searched the ground and the air for the suspects, and people were ordered to stay off the streets.
The chaos would then move to another county when the suspects were spotted in Auburn. When two Placer County Sheriff's deputies approached the stolen vehicle, investigators say Marques opened fire again.
Deputy Michael Davis, Jr. would be killed, and another deputy would be wounded.
Hours after the initial shooting, the suspect was teargassed out of a home where he was hiding.
The rampage was over, but the damage had been done.
Marquez faces two counts of murder, and his wife faces an attempted murder charge.
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