Former sheriff's deputy killed after police chase, accused of stabbing 11

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A former Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office deputy was killed in a police shooting following a freeway chase, according to authorities.

The former deputy, who was fired last year for confiscating and using illegal drugs, is suspected of killing his 11-year-old son.

A former Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office deputy was shot and killed Tuesday after he allegedly killed his 11-year-old son and then led authorities on a freeway chase, according to officials.

Around 8 a.m., the Elk Grove Police Department Communications Center got a call from a woman concerned about her two children, who were home alone with their father, according to an Elk Grove Police Department news release .

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