A manhunt is underway in central Washington as police search for a former police officer accused of murdering two women this week and then abducting a one-year-old child as he set out on the run.
Police have identified the man as 40-year-old Elias Huizar, and say that he is suspected of killing both his ex-wife and current girlfriend.
Huizar is “armed and considered dangerous, and is likely to commit more crimes,” Washington State Patrol says.
In an Amber Alert, issued late Monday evening, police said Huizar is “possibly headed to Mexico,” with 1-year-old Roman Huizar.
The relationship between the suspect and child was not made clear by officials.
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The investigation began Monday afternoon after a woman was shot dead outside Wiley Elementary School in West Richland, Wash. at the end of the school day.
In a statement, West Richland Police Department said they were called shortly after the school’s dismissal time and “one adult female was pronounced deceased at the scene outside the school.”
Later that night, however, police said the body of a second woman was found at Huizar’s home after they obtained a search warrant.
The only information given was that the woman was a “known associate of the suspect.”
While police have not identified either suspect, Huizar’s ex-wife is listed as an educator Wiley Elementary School, according to CNN.
Local media report that Huizar previously worked as a police officer in the nearby town of Yakima.
