A former Yakima police officer who police say killed two people and abducted his 1-year-old son in the state of Washington shot himself to death just north of Eugene on Tuesday after a police pursuit, according to authorities. His son was taken safely into state custody. Authorities in West Richland, Washington issued an Amber Alert late Monday night as they searched for 39-year-old Elias Huizar and his son. Oregon State Police followed with its own Amber Alert about an hour later. The alerts indicated Huizar was taking his son to Mexico. MORE: https://www.katu.com/news/local/ambert-alert-suspect-elias-huizar-shoots-self-child-roman-is-safe-after-i-5-pursuit-police-say-west-richland-washington-oregon-state-police _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: KATU on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katunews KATU on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KATUNews Subscribe to KATU on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmDTerxNU_gvCWLkIPkqghA/?sub_confirmation=1 Daily News Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFtHM_AbvnEUkd_YRTlZpGKkbczT5w062 For more information, visit https://katu.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 503.231.4222 KATU is a OR based station and a ABC Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #KATU #Katu2abc #Portland