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an ex California A sheriff’s deputy suspected of fatally stabbing his 11-year-old son was shot and killed by law enforcement officers Tuesday during a car chase on Interstate 5, authorities said.
Police in Elk Grove, near SacramentoOfficers, they said, responded to a call around 8 a.m. from a mother who said she was concerned for the safety of her two children after watching home security footage of a father assaulting her 11-year-old son.
Police said responding officers found the boy suffering from stab wounds. He later died in a hospital. His 6-year-old sister was not injured.
According to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, his father fled the scene and was seen driving southbound on I-5. The pursuit ended in a crash near Lodi when the California Highway Patrol deployed a spike strip. The suspect was shot by officers after the crash, officials said. He died in a hospital.
The Elk Grove Police Department confirmed to KCRA-TV that the deceased suspect is 40-year-old Marvin Morales, a former Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputy. He was fired from the agency in February 2024 after being caught using illegal drugs, sheriff’s Sgt. Amar Gandhi told the journalists.
At least two deputies were involved in Tuesday’s shooting, Gandhi said. Elk Grove police said one of their officers was also involved. None of the deputies or officers were hurt.
It was not immediately known whether Morales fired at law enforcement. Authorities said an unloaded gun was found at the suspect’s home.
The shooting is under investigation.