Former California deputy Marvin Morales killed in officer

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( NewsNation ) — A former California sheriff’s deputy accused of stabbing his son to death was fatally shot by police Tuesday after a high-speed chase .

Police responded to the Sacramento home of Marvin Morales on Tuesday after his wife called 911 to report she had seen him stabbing their 11-year-old son on their home surveillance video from work. Police arrived at the home to find the boy unresponsive, and he later died at a local hospital, NewsNation affiliate KTXL reported.

Morales’ car was spotted by Jim Cooper of the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office a short time later, traveling southbound on Interstate 5. In a so