Ex-school cop accused of killing ex-wife, teen girlfriend died after shooting himselfin front of infant son during chaotic police standoff
The ex-Washington state school cop accused of gunning down his ex-wife and underage girlfriend killed himself in front of his infant son after a chaotic standoff with police, authorities confirmed Friday.Elias Huizar, 39, was trying to outrun Oregon State Troopers near Eugene Tuesday, almost 24 hours after police launched a manhunt for the alleged double murderer who took the teen’s 1-year-old son with him on the lam.The former school resource officer topped speeds of 100 mph during the chase, before crashing into a highway median, according to troopers.Huizar exchanged gunfire with the officers before peeling off again, only to crash into a semi-truck further down the interstate.That’s when the alleged killer turned the gun on himself, firing one round to his head.
Huizar was pronounced dead at the scene.“Since the start, our goal has been simply to bring Roman Santos home safely … and we’ve done that.Roman is safe in the care of Oregon officials, he is doing well,” said Oregon State Police Capt.
Kyle Kennedy.Investigators had launched a frantic manhunt for Huizar after he allegedly fatally shot ex-wife Amber Rodriguez outside the elementary school where she taught.While on the hunt for the gunman, they found a second body inside his Washington home — who police positively identified Wednesday as Angelica Santos, the 17-year-old girl he was accused of raping and impregnating while he worked as a school resource officer at her middle school.That’s when he took their infant and fled.Huizar has been charged with Rodriguez’s death, but not yet with Santos.’ The young mother’s cause of death is also still under investigation.The case is still shrouded in a myriad of unknowns, including which of the women was killed first or why the maniac allegedly went on the rampage, though West Richland Police Chief Thomas Grego said clues may lie in “pending criminal charges and of course, there was some domestic matters that were pending in court.”Hui...