Ex-Cop Wanted for Alleged Murders Dies from Self-inflicted Gunshot Wound in Oregon

After an intense man­hunt, the search for for­mer Yaki­ma Police offi­cer Elias Huizar has come to a trag­ic end. 

Huizar was want­ed in con­nec­tion with the alleged killings of his ex-wife and girl­friend, as well as the abduc­tion of his one-year-old son. On Tues­day, author­i­ties con­firmed that Huizar had died from a self-inflict­ed gun­shot wound dur­ing a police pur­suit in Ore­gon. Thank­ful­ly, the child was found safe.

The search for Huizar began after the bod­ies of his ex-wife, Priscil­la Huizar, and his girl­friend, Lau­ra Isabel Nunez, were dis­cov­ered in sep­a­rate loca­tions in Wash­ing­ton state. An Amber Alert was issued for Huizar’s one-year-old son, who was believed to have been tak­en by his father.

Law enforce­ment agen­cies in Wash­ing­ton, Ore­gon, and oth­er juris­dic­tions col­lab­o­rat­ed to locate Huizar and ensure the safe­ty of the child. Their efforts ulti­mate­ly led to the dis­cov­ery of Huizar’s vehi­cle in Ore­gon. Upon being con­front­ed by police, Huizar report­ed­ly took his own life.

As the inves­ti­ga­tion con­tin­ues, author­i­ties are relieved to have found the child unharmed, but mourn the loss of life in this trag­ic case.