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Ex-California Deputy Fatally Shot After Son’s Killing as State Opens Probe

The California Department of Justice has launched an AB 1506 review of the freeway shooting that followed the Elk Grove homicide.

Overview

  • The 11-year-old victim was identified by the Sacramento County Coroner as Mar Aris Untalan Morales.
  • Police say the boy’s mother called 911 after seeing an assault on home security video; a 6-year-old in the home was unharmed and released to her mother.
  • Former Sacramento County deputy Marvin Morales fled, leading a high-speed chase on I-5 that ended near the Highway 12 junction after a CHP spike strip caused a crash.
  • Multiple officers, including at least two Sacramento County deputies and an Elk Grove officer, fired and Morales was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
  • Officials have not confirmed whether Morales fired at officers; a gun safe at his home was found empty, and involved deputies were placed on administrative leave as CHP and state DOJ investigations proceed.