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MORNING. IT BEGAN EARLY THIS MORNING WHEN EL DORADO COUNTY DEPUTY AND AN OFF-DUTY SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY DEPUTY RESPONDED TO A CALL ABOUT IT THEFT HIM A MARIJUANA GARDEN AT THIS HOME IN SOMERSET. UPON ARRIVAL HE IMMEDIATELY CAME UNDER FIRE AND WERE SHOT AND KILLED. BRANDI: THE EL DORADO COUNTY SHERIFF SAID THAT OFF-DUTY DEPUTY FIRED BACK AND TRY TO SAVE HIS LIFE. >> THAT OFF-DUTY DEPUTY WAS ALSO SHOT AND TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE UNDERWENT SURGERY. BRANDI: THE NEIGHBORS HEARD THE SIRENS AND SAW THE FLASHING LIGHTS. LESLIE HELEN-RICH LIVES ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE HOME WHERE THE SHOOTING HAPPENED. SHE AND HER DAUGHTER HID IN A ROOM AS DEPUTIES SEARCHED FOR THE SUSPECTS. >> WE WERE IN THERE LAST NIGHT AND I WAS JUST STAYING CALM WITH HER. BRANDI NANCY FANTONI LIVES DOWN : THE STREET. SHE SAYS DEPUTIES CALLED THEIR FAMILY AND TOLD THEM TO STAY INSIDE. >> THAT’S REALLY SCARY WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CANT EVEN GO OUTSIDE. BRANDI EVENTUALLY TWO SUSPECTS : WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. >> TO PEOPLE, BOTH HISPANIC MALE ADULTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. ONE OF WHICH WAS SHOT AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. BRANDI: WHEN THE ROAD REOPEN, OUR CAMERA CAPTURED A SEA OF DEPUTIES AT THE HOME AND THE FBI REMOVING WHAT APPEARED TO BE BAGS OF EVIDENCE AND A METAL DETECTOR. THE APPEARANCE OF A MARIJUANA GROW IS NOT SURPRISING. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE MOVE UP TO THE MOUNTAINS FOR THAT SPECIFIC REASON, BECAUSE IT’S EASY, ESPECIALLY BEFORE THERE WA

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An El Dorado County sheriff's deputy was shot and killed Wednesday morning while responding to a reported theft from a marijuana garden at a home in Somerset.Deputy Brian Ishmael and an off-duty San Joaquin County deputy responded to a reported theft in the area of Sand Ridge Road when they were shot at by "an unknown number of people," the sheriff's office said.“Today, I stand before you with the worst news that we can convey. Earlier this morning, we lost one of our heroes," said Sheriff John D'Agostini at a news conference Wednesday.Ishmael was killed in the shooting. The off-duty deputy returned fire and was injured. A California Highway Patrol officer rushed the off-duty deputy to a hospital. The San Joaquin County deputy has since been released from the hospital and is helping with the investigation, authorities said. Two men -- one of whom was shot and whose condition is unknown -- were taken into custody. The owner of the home where Ishmael was shot and killed has been arrested on an involuntary manslaughter charge, according to jail records. Audio recordings show that an El Dorado County dispatch received a call from a man named Christopher Ross reporting someone taking marijuana plants from the grow at his home. Ross was booked into jail Thursday morning with a $50,000 bail. Records show Ross is on a temporary release. A heavy law enforcement presence remained in the area Wednesday, and Sand Ridge Road was closed for several hours. When the road reopened, a bevy of deputies could be seen at the home as well as FBI agents removing bags of apparent evidence. Ishmael was a four-year veteran with the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office and previously worked for the Placerville Police Department. He leaves behind a wife and three children. “Brian worked in this community and lived in this community. He was personable, easy to talk to, kind and always positive," D'Agostini said. First responders lined Highway 50 overpasses from El Dorado County to Sacramento for a procession to honor Ishmael in the 8 a.m. hour.He was taken to the Sacramento County coroner's office, which has been swarmed by law enforcement showing support for the slain deputy. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.