-from ksbw.com-

Growers exchanged gunfire with police

SARATOGA, Calif. — A pot bust near Saratoga Hills turned deadly Thursday morning as shots rang out leaving one dead and two on the run.

Officials said the two suspects on the run were considered to be armed and dangerous.Deputies said they warned people living in the area to be on the lookout for the two men, but avoid encountering them. The person who died was believed to be one of the people responsible for growing or managing a marijuana garden in Saratoga off the 16000 block of Bolhman Road, behind Los Gatos.Deputies and the suspected pot growers exchanged gunfire about a half-hour after officers went in, heavily armed, to eradicate the marijuana plants.The person who died did so at the scene.