Double murder suspect wanted for kidnapping son shot himself after chase, son in police custody

>> KOIN 6 NEWS. >> ACROSS STATE MANHUNT FOR A DOUBLE MURDER AND KIDNAPPING SUSPECT. NOW OVER HE WAS ACCUSED OF KILLING 2 WOMEN, HIS EX-WIFE AND THE YOUNG MOTHER OF A ONE YEAR-OLD BOY. POLICE SAY HE KIDNAPPED THAT INFANT, BUT THAT LITTLE BOY SAFE. TONIGHT, THE AMBER ALERT CANCELED FOR NOW. THAT'S 6 O'CLOCK. I'M JEFF GIANOLA AND I'M ELIZABETHTON SINCE LAST NIGHT AND GOING ON THROUGHOUT TODAY. KOIN 6 HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THIS MANHUNT FOR 40 YEAR-OLD ELIAS. WE CZAR. >> FIRST HE TOOK OFF AND POLICE SAY THAT AFTER HE KIDNAPPED HIS SON IN WEST RICHLAND, THEN A POSSIBLE SPOTTING HOURS LATER AT A NORTH PORTLAND PLAID PANTRY. >> AND THE VERY LATEST WE HAVE IS THAT THE SCENE IS IN THE SITUATION HAS WRAPPED UP SOUTH OF OUR AREA AND EUGENE, LET'S SWITCH RIGHT TO JOEL JONES HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE STORY ALL DAY LONG. AND JOEL, WHAT DO WE KNOW SO FAR? >> WELL, AS YOU MENTIONED, BABY ROMAN IS NOW SAFE AND IN THE CUSTODY OF OREGON STATE PATROL AFTER A DAY OF TWISTS AND TURNS THROUGHOUT OUR LESS THAN AN HOUR AFTER WEST RICHLAND POLICE DELIVERED AN UPDATE ON THEIR SEARCH FOR WE CZAR. HE WAS SPOTTED IN EUGENE WHERE AUTHORITIES SAY HE SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD. >> FROM A PORTLAND PLAID PANTRY TO AN EXIT NEAR BRIDAL VEIL. A MULTI-STATE MANHUNT FOR A DOUBLE MURDER AND KIDNAPPING SUSPECT COMES TO A CLOSE IN EUGENE WEST. RICHLAND POLICE SAY 40 YEAR-OLD ELIAS WEEZER WAS SPOTTED BY OREGON STATE PATROL DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON I-5 AT 3 THIS AFTERNOON WITH AUTHORITIES SAYING THE PURSUIT ENDED WITH OSP REPORTING THAT THE SUSPECT SUSTAINED A SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD WITH HIS CURRENT CONDITION UNKNOWN. THE WEST MERCIA POLICE DEPARTMENT UTILIZING EVERY AVAILABLE RESOURCE TO LOCATE THE SUSPECT. >> ELIAS WEEDS ARE TODAY WEST RICHLAND POLICE CONFIRMED WEAS ARE KILLED. HIS EX-WIFE NOW IDENTIFIED AS 31 YEAR-OLD AMBER MARIE RODRIGUEZ AT WILLIAM WILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WHILE SERVING A SEARCH WARRANT AT A NEARBY RESIDENTS OF THE SUSPECT. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DETECTIVES AND OUR PARTNER AGENCIES DISCOVERED A SECOND CRIME SCENE. SECOND HOMICIDE VICTIM WAS FOUND INSIDE THE RESIDENCE. AUTHORITIES ARE NOT YET IDENTIFYING THE SECOND HOMICIDE VICTIM, BUT HER FAMILY TELLS US THAT'S BECAUSE SHE'S ONLY 17 YEARS OLD AND THE MOTHER OF ONE YEAR-OLD ROMAN FOR ON TELLING US SHE WAS SMART, BEAUTIFUL AND A LOVING MOTHER. SHE HE WAS TO THE GOOD MONARCH. >> BECAUSE YOU NEVER WANT TO DO WITH HER BABY TO HAVE A COMPLETE FAMILY. >> AND WE'RE CHOOSING NOT TO NAME OR SHOW IMAGES OF THAT VICTIM. BUT HER FAMILY TELLS US SHE WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED A GO FUND REHAB. GOFUNDME HAS LISTED AT KOIN DOT COM FOR HER FAMILY TO COVER FUNERAL COSTS AS WELL AS THE FAMILY OF AMBER RODRIGUEZ WILL CONTINUE TO COVER THIS AT 10 11. BUT

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Length: 3min 8sec (188 seconds)

Published: Wed Apr 24 2024