 But he was gone already. Escueda was only 28 years old and had been working on the Violent Defenders Task Force. Authorities say it all started at 10 p.m. last night at Little Caesars Pizza Restaurant. Authorities believe Palmer became upset with an employee when his pizza order was wrong. It's my understanding that he pistol whipped the employee. Deputy Escueda responded to reports of the assault and used a description of the license plate to track the getaway car to a nearby residence. Police suspect he was ambushed by gunfire.