Murder victim in Amber Alert case was part of child rape charges against suspect, police say

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Following a pursuit that ended with a suspected killer taking his own life, West Richland, Wash. police held a press conference Wednesday morning to share more details in the Elias Huizar double-murder and kidnapping case.

The multi-state manhunt began Monday afternoon after a shooting at William Wiley Elementary School in West Richland left Huizar's ex-wife Amber Marie Rodriguez dead, after which police said Huizar killed the underage mother of his 1-year-old son, kidnapped the boy, and fled.