Witness and victim statements offer conflicting accounts of who pulled the trigger in last month's shooting in Isla Vista that wounded two UCSB students. Suspects Jose Gutierrez, 19, and James Taylor, 22, have both been identified as the single shooter in what appears to have been a drug deal gone bad.
They are currently in custody at Santa Barbara County Jail and are charged with attempted murder, robbery, and participation in a criminal street gang. Both Gutierrez and Taylor sustained moderate injuries as they struggled with the victims and witnesses during the incident.
At a preliminary court hearing Wednesday, investigators described a chaotic scene at the Sabado Tarde apartment where the shooting took place. They discovered drug paraphernalia and weapons scattered throughout the unit, including a shotgun and ammunition, as well as large amounts of marijuana in jars, sandwich bags, and a clothes dryer.