Aaron Bassler, the suspect in two Fort Bragg killings including that of a city councilman, was killed Saturday in a shootout with law enforcement officers after a monthlong manhunt, authorities said.
A SWAT team from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department encountered Bassler, 35, around midday and a shootout ensued, said spokesman Jason Ramos. No officers were injured.
Bassler was accused of killing 45-year-old Matthew Coleman, a land restoration worker, on Aug. 11 north of Fort Bragg. He also was accused of killing Jere Melo, 69, a Fort Bragg city councilman, in the hills east of town on Aug. 27.
Since Melo’s death, a manhunt has been underway for Bassler, whose father said he is schizophrenic and deranged. Federal agents as well as law enforcement officers from around the state have aided Mendocino County deputies in the search for Bassler.
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