engaged in a police officer with a firearm and took his life. his immigration status is secondary however is extremely important that we confirm whether the person had a right to be in a country not. >> jeff paul has the latest from los angeles. >> authorities believe they found the gun used in the killing and now have arrested a total of eight people in connection with this case. the first coming friday where sheriffs deputies managed to track down the suspect is he with allegedly fleeing to mexico. seven of the people now behind bars including two of the suspects brothers and his girlfriend investigators think they were trying to help protect the suspect. authorities believe the suspect was in the country illegally and had a previous arrest for dui's and gang affiliations. the shares in the area called the california so-called sanctuary law suggesting it might have been prevented with tougher laws. >> if he wasn't here he would have been driving drunk and it