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Santa Maria murder, kidnap suspect dead following shooting with LAPD

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Santa Maria murder suspect dead... Related Content SANTA MARIA, Calif. - An officer- involved shooting in Los Angeles County has left a murder suspect connected to an Amber Alert out of Santa Maria dead Tuesday night .  48-year-old Konstantin Morozov was taken to the hospital in critical condition but police confirmed he died from his injuries during a press briefing. The shooting occurred in Tarzana, California just before 7 p.m. The Santa Maria Police Department said it received a tip Tuesday morning that Morozov was in an apartment located in the 5500 block of Lindley Avenue in Tarzana/Encino. "We had a variety of tips whether they were due to the Amber Alert of from folks just seeing cars or people looking that seem similar and talking to everyone involved--family members or otherwise. Because we were in Santa Maria, we couldn't get here [Tarzana/Encino] right away--so we passed it to the FBI," said Detective Andrew Brice with the Santa Maria Police Department...

Amber alert canceled after 9-year-old boy taken in Santa Maria is found safe

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Amber alert canceled after 9-year-old boy taken in Santa Maria is found safe" /> Amber alert canceled after 9-year-old boy taken in Santa Maria is found safe" /> SANTA MARIA, Calif. - A man who abducted his 9-year-old son after allegedly shooting and killing the child's mother, prompting an Amber Alert, was killed today in an officer-involved shooting in Tarzana and the child was found safe. The California Highway Patrol reported just after 8 p.m. that the Amber Alert was cancelled. It had been in effect    in Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties The AMBER Alert for 9-year-old Daniel Morozov has been deactivated. The child has been safely located. — CHP Headquarters (@CHP_HQ) August 23, 2017 The announcement that Daniel Morozov was found safe came within 90 minutes of an officer-involved shooting about 6:45 p.m. in the 5500 block of Lindley Avenue near Killion Street that left the boy's father, 48-year-old Konstantin Morozov, dead, according to t...

What happens to Amber Alert boy, 9, after dad suspected of slaying mom is killed by LAPD?

A 9-year-old boy abducted by his father after the slaying of his mother – which prompted an Amber Alert – was in protective custody Wednesday after police shot and killed the man in Encino. The officer- involved shooting occurred about 6:45 p.m. Tuesday on the 5500 block of Lindley Avenue near Killion Street, said Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief Justin Eisenberg . Konstantin Morozov, 48, brought his son, Daniel Morozov, to a friend’s apartment, and police found them after receiving a tip, Eisenberg said. The elder Morozov, who was suspected of fatally shooting Daniel ’s mother and then abducting the boy Monday in Santa Maria in northern Santa Barbara County , emerged from the apartment and confronted officers, prompting an officer-involved shooting, Eisenberg said. The father was taken to a local hospital, where he died, said LAPD Officer Mike Lopez . A gun was recovered at the scene, Lopez added. An interview with the boy was pending Wednesday, said Eisenberg, who didn’t ...

9-year-old boy abducted in Santa Maria found safe, California Highway Patrol says

SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- A 9-year-old Santa Maria boy who was suspected of being abducted by his father has been found safe, the California Highway Patrol said Tuesday. Around midnight, an Amber Alert was issued in Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties . The Santa Maria Police Department said Daniel Morozov was believed to be taken by his father, 48-year-old Konstantin Morozov shortly before 9 p.m. Monday. Police had responded to a fatal shooting in the 200 block of N. College Drive in Santa Maria and found a person dead. As a result of an investigation at that scene, the Amber Alert was issued, according to Santa Maria police . Authorities said that Morozov is a suspect in the death of the 9-year-old's mother. The suspect was last seen driving a blue 2015 Volkswagen Golf hatchback , police said. It was later found abandoned in Santa Maria. A new alert issued at about 11:45 a.m. said the suspect and the boy were believed to be in a 2017 black Jeep Cherokee . That vehi...