High-Speed Chase Ends In Police Shooting Of Former Deputy

 

 

 Sacramento County, California — On December 2, 2025, early in the morning, a mother became alarmed after checking live security camera footage inside her Elk Grove home while she was at work. On the video, she saw her former husband, 40-year-old Marvin Morales, violently attacking their 11-year-old son. After watching the assault escalate and then seeing her child lying motionless, she immediately called 911 to report what she believed was a life-threatening emergency involving her children. Police officers rushed to the home and discovered the 11-year-old suffering from multiple stab wounds. Despite emergency medical efforts, the boy later died at the hospital. A younger sibling who was also inside the home was found unharmed. Morales had already fled the scene before officers arrived, but investigators discovered signs that firearms had been removed from a gun safe in the house. Because Morales was a former Sacramento County sheriff’s deputy with law enforcement and military training, authorities quickly issued alerts to surrounding agencies, warning that he could be armed and dangerous. Law enforcement agencies soon located the suspect driving south on Interstate 5, where a pursuit ensued at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour through heavy traffic and limited visibility. The chase ended when the vehicle lost control after spike strips were deployed, launching off the roadway and crashing down an embankment. Body-worn camera footage shows officers surrounding the wrecked SUV and repeatedly ordering the driver to surrender. Authorities say he continued reaching into the vehicle and retrieved what officers believed was a long gun, prompting multiple deputies to open fire. The former deputy was pronounced dead at a hospital shortly afterward. No officers were injured. Morales joined the force in 2017 and was on duty until he was fired for misconduct in February 2024. His downfall came after he was found overdosing on fentanyl inside the police station in October 2023 after taking the drugs from someone he stopped for questioning. That video can be found here:    • Deputy Overdoses on Fentanyl After Smoking...