The disgraced police officer who is on the run with his son after allegedly shooting his ex-wife and his teenage girlfriend, was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his car Tuesday afternoon after a 24-hour manhunt.
Elias Huizar, 39, allegedly killed his ex-wife Amber Rodriguez at William Wiley Elementary School during dismissal Monday afternoon, according to Washington State Police.
Police searching for Huizar found a second victim, his girlfriend, dead in his home, which is on the same block as the West Richland school.
According to West Richland police, Huizar was found in his car with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head on Tuesday afternoon around 3pm local time.
His 1-year-old son with the teen, Roman, was found safe. A Washington State Police spokesperson confirmed to DailyMail.com that the Amber Alert has been canceled.
Elias Huizar, 39, allegedly killed his ex-wife Amber Rodriguez at William Wiley Elementary School during dismissal Monday afternoon, according to Washington State Police. Huizar was found in his car on Tuesday afternoon with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head
Oregon State Police located his vehicle driving southbound on Interstate 5 near Eugene and initiated a pursuit.
It ended with a state trooper reporting that Huizar had shot himself in the head. His current condition is unknown.
They noted that his son was safely taken into custody.
According to Washington State Police, Huizar allegedly killed his ex-wife Amber Rodriguez at William Wiley Elementary School during dismissal on Monday afternoon.
Police searching for Huizar found a second victim, his girlfriend, 17-year-old Angelica “Jelly” Santos, dead in his home, which is on the same block as the school.
Huizar, a former Yakima police officer, shared Roman with Santos, who police say was 15 years old when she became pregnant.
The former school police officer was scheduled to appear in court Monday on child rape charges; he is accused of raping his underage girlfriend and her 16-year-old girlfriend.
In February, Huizar pleaded not guilty to rape. Days before the two murders, Rodriguez had filed for a new custody arrangement for their two children.
Police believe Amber Marie Rodriguez was shot and killed Monday afternoon by her estranged husband outside the elementary school where she works
Police searching for Huizar found a second victim, his girlfriend, 17-year-old Angelica “Jelly” Santos, dead in his home, which is on the same block as the school
Rodriguez worked at the school where she was killed, according to the school Washington State Police. Rodriguez also worked as a real estate agent.
Santos’ family initially seemed to believe she had been kidnapped along with her son and asked people on Facebook for help finding it.
Hours later, however, the family confirmed that Santos had been killed.
Her brother Damien Santos wrote: ‘It breaks my heart to write this but unfortunately my sister passed away at a young age from November 17, 2006 – April 22, 2024.’
The former school police officer was accused in court of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl and his 17-year-old girlfriend, whom he allegedly got pregnant at the age of 15. multiple reports.
Police have not confirmed whether Huizar’s girlfriend is charged with rape and impregnation, the girlfriend found dead in his home or whether he has entered into a new relationship.
Huizar and Rodriguez divorced in 2020 and share two children. Following the rape allegations, Rodriguez filed to modify their custody agreement and sought a protective order because she believed he was a threat to her and their children.
Rodriguez alleged that Huizar has harassed her since the divorce, saying he was mentally and emotionally unstable. He also owns guns, she said.
According to Washington State Police, Rodriguez worked at the school where she was killed. Rodriguez also worked as a real estate agent
Angelica’s brother Damien Santos wrote: ‘It breaks my heart to write this but unfortunately my sister passed away at a young age from November 17, 2006 – April 22, 2024’
It was unclear what the outcome of the case was; a hearing was scheduled for May 14.
Family and friends have set up Gofundme’s for both Rodríguez And Santos.
Huizar served on the force from 2014 to 2022 and was assigned as a school resource officer at Washington Middle School in Yakima. It was not clear where he was employed after leaving the department.
On February 3, he was arrested after his 17-year-old girlfriend reported him for the attack on her 16-year-old friend who was staying overnight at their West Richland home.
Huizar and his underage girlfriend have a baby who was nine months old when he appeared in court in February. Tri City Herald.
The Tri-City Herald reported that Huizar obtained a protective order against his teenage girlfriend in 2019 after she told friends they were dating and the friends reported it to the school principal.
The girl denied it and claimed her account was hacked when social media posts about the alleged relationship were revealed.
“A criminal investigation has been completed by the Public Prosecution Service and the case was without merit,” Huizar wrote in his petition for the protective order.
“(She) was subsequently expelled from school.”
The petition alleged that the girl contacted Huizar’s then-wife, downloaded photos from the couple’s Facebook pages and took “numerous” secret photos of Huizar.
Yakima County Judge Gayle Harthcock approved the protective order that prevented the girl from coming within 500 feet of him or his family for a year.
The girl claims in court documents that Huizar contacted her in 2022 when she was 15 and they began a relationship.
Their child was born last April and the couple started living together in the West Richland home when she was 17. The age of consent in Washington is 16, although police have investigated whether he slept with her before that.
In the most recent alleged rape, the 17-year-old friend had gone to sleep in a guest room next to her 16-year-old friend, who felt ill after all three spent the evening of February 3 drinking at home. register court documents.
She then woke up to find Huizar attacking her drunk boyfriend before leaving the room “as if nothing had happened,” when she confronted him, according to the Tri City Herald.
Huizar was charged with second-degree rape, furnishing alcohol to minors and third-degree rape for his relationship with the 17-year-old.
His bail was set at $200,000, but he has since been released from jail with the conditions that he not contact any of the teens and not drink alcohol.
According to A., the opening date of his trial has been set for Monday local NBC station.
DailyMail.com has contacted Huizar’s lawyer for comment.
The school district in Richland, Washington, sent an alert to parents earlier Monday confirming the shooting at William Wiley Elementary.
The shooting took place at 3:23 PM local time during the dismissal. No one else at the school was injured in the shooting there.
A resident said he heard four to five gunshots in his backyard Monday afternoon.
‘I thought it was someone hitting something with a hammer. It didn’t sound like a gun. Then a woman came flying over here before the police even got there and started screaming that someone had been shot,” Chris Worley told police. Tri City Herald.
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