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Amber Alert canceled after Santa Maria boy found safe | Local News

Daniel Morozov , a 9-year-old Santa Maria boy who was reportedly abducted by his father after his mother was shot and killed Monday night , has been found safe, according to the California Highway Patrol and the Los Angeles Police Department . Konstantin Morozov , 48, who was the primary suspect in the Monday night shooting on North College Drive in Santa Maria that left his ex- wife Natalia Morozova dead , was shot and killed by Los Angeles Police Tuesday night . Los Angeles Police Department officials confirmed Tuesday night that Morozov was shot at 6:45 p.m. by officers in the city of Encino. According to Officer Mike Lopez with the LAPD, the shooting occurred in the 5500 block of Lindley Avenue. Morozov was taken to a local hospital where he died. “No officers were injured in the shooting and we believe this is the individual responsible for the shooting out of Santa Maria last night,” Lopez told the Santa Maria Times . “The boy was found safe, and has been placed into prote...

California woman feared husband who killed her, took son

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Updated 8:57 pm, Wednesday, August 23, 2017 undated California Department of Motor Vehicles photo , released by the California Highway Patrol , shows Konstantin Morozov . Natalia Morozova was killed Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at her home in Santa Maria home on the central coast, prompting a statewide Amber Alert urging the public to watch for a car that might contain her husband. He went on the run with their 9-year-old son. The alert ended after police shot and killed Konstantin Morozov on Tuesday night in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. The boy, Daniel Morozov, was unharmed. (California DMV/ California Highway Patrol via AP) Photo: AP / California DMV/ California Highway Patrol " class="portrait" /> undated California Department of Motor Vehicles photo , released by the California Highway Patrol , shows Konstantin Morozov . Natalia Morozova was killed Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at her home in Santa Maria home on the central coast, prompting a statewide Am...

Man Suspected in Killing of Estranged Wife, Prior Disappearance of 9-Year-Old Son Is Fatally Shot by Officers in Encino

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Investigators remained Wednesday morning at the Encino scene where police fatally shot a man suspected of killing his estranged wife in Santa Maria and fleeing with their 9-year-old son. Firefighters take Konstantin Morozov to an ambulance after he was shot by police in Encino on Aug. 22, 2017. (Credit: KTLA) The boy, Daniel Morozov, was found “OK” at the location where his father, 48-year-old Konstantin Morozov, was shot dead by officers. Information provided by police Tuesday night was preliminary and no detailed update has been given Wednesday morning . Justin Eisenberg, the Los Angeles Police Department ’s chief of detectives, said Tuesday night that Morozov was shot after he emerged from an apartment in the 5500 block of Lindley Avenue , at the edge of Tarzana. The street remained blocked off until about 8 a.m. Wednesday. The FBI’s Fugitive Task Force , which includes LAPD officers , was following up on a tip received by Santa Maria police that Morozov was at the location. “H...

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...

Family: Heroic efforts failed to save girl from fire; preschooler remembered as cheerful, sweet | Crime/Police

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A teenager was unable to save her 5-year-old sister from their burning apartment Tuesday night when roaring flames turned the apartment into an inferno, making it impossible to get to the second-floor where the child was watching television, officials said. East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Dr . "Beau" Clark identified the girl as Treasure Garner, although her family says her last name is Hadley. She died in the fire at the Cedarwood Apartments on Cedarcrest Avenue . The fire started around 7 p.m. and burned for more than three hours, spreading to more than 10 apartments before firefighters could bring it under control. Treasure's 18-year-old sister had earlier helped the child get ready for bed, then turned on a television on the second floor of the apartment for the little girl to watch while the teen went to the first-floor kitchen to prepare dinner, said Brant Thompson, chief deputy of the State Fire Marshal 's Office, according to accounts gathered by the F...

Neighbors react after shots fired at Rivercrest Apartments

ALBANY, GA (WALB) - Residents of an east Albany apartment complex are scared after bullets flew into their homes. Police said that at least four apartments were hit by bullets Tuesday night. 15 people and many children were in those homes. Fortunately, no one was hurt.  Many of the shooting victims contacted WALB , saying they need help. The residents told us they have heard gunshots for several nights, but last night's was by far the worst. A bullet went through one woman's apartment window around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday. "We heard gunshots. Then we laid on the floor. A few seconds after that we heard the window shatter.  And we just crawled into the kid's room," said a resident who did not want to be identified. The bullets missed her and her two young daughters. In the daylight, police gathered shell casings and evidence. On Wednesday, WALB spoke with several residents, but all refused to show their faces on camera. When asked why she doesn't want to go o...

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 ...

The Latest: White nationalist says he will turn himself in

The Latest on efforts to remove Confederate monuments and the nationwide fallout from a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia (all times local): 9:45 p.m. A white nationalist wanted for crimes police say were committed on the campus of the University of Virginia a day before a deadly rally says he will turn himself in to authorities. University of Virginia police say Christopher Cantwell of Keene, New Hampshire, is wanted on three felony charges: two counts of the illegal use of tear gas or other gases and one count of malicious bodily injury with a "caustic substance," explosive or fire. Contacted by The Associated Press, Cantwell acknowledged he had pepper-sprayed a counter demonstrator during a protest but insisted he was defending himself, saying he did it "because my only other option was knocking out his teeth." Cantwell also said Tuesday evening that he had been trying for days to find out about whether he had outstanding warrants. Now th...

The Latest: White nationalist says he will turn himself in | State

The Latest on efforts to remove Confederate monuments and the nationwide fallout from a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia (all times local): A white nationalist wanted for crimes police say were committed on the campus of the University of Virginia a day before a deadly rally says he will turn himself in to authorities. University of Virginia police say Christopher Cantwell of Keene, New Hampshire, is wanted on three felony charges: two counts of the illegal use of tear gas or other gases and one count of malicious bodily injury with a "caustic substance," explosive or fire. Contacted by The Associated Press, Cantwell acknowledged he had pepper-sprayed a counter demonstrator during a protest but insisted he was defending himself, saying he did it "because my only other option was knocking out his teeth." Cantwell also said Tuesday evening that he had been trying for days to find out about whether he had outstanding warrants. Now that the pol...

Father shot, son safe after California mom’s slaying spurs Amber Alert

SANTA MARIA — Los Angeles police shot and killed a man suspected in the murder of his estranged wife and the abduction of his 9-year-old son, who was found with his father but was unharmed, authorities said. Konstantin Morozov , 48, and his son Daniel Morozov had been the subjects of a manhunt Tuesday after they disappeared from Santa Barbara County and the boy’s mother was found dead from gunshot wounds, authorities said. Santa Maria police obtained a murder warrant for the father, and an Amber Alert was issued for the pair, police said. Two different vehicles identified in the Amber Alert were found earlier in the day before police from the two cities and FBI agents tracked down the father at a friend’s apartment in the San Fernando Valley on Tuesday night. Police engaged him as he left the apartment with his son. A shooting ensued, and Konstantin Morozov died at a hospital, Los Angeles police said. Authorities said a handgun was found at the scene, but otherwise gave few de...

Police investigating possible homicide at Cedarwood apartments

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Photo by Caitlin Doornbos Police suspect foul play in a death investigation at Cedarwood Apartments, Monday, Nov. 10, 2014. Lawrence homicides since July 2013 July 17, 2013 – Brittny Marie Adams, of Topeka, shoots Gary Eden , of Lawrence. Nov. 5, 2013 – Larry Hopkins shoots ailing wife, Margaret Hopkins . Dec. 25, 2013 – Marci Cully stabs boyfriend, Wayne Francisco, on Christmas morning. Jan. 17, 2014 – Sarah Brooke Gonzales McLinn is accused of slaying Harold M. Sasko. March 10, 2014 – Dustin Walker and Archie Robinson are accused of shooting Patrick Roberts in Cedarwood apartments. May 11, 2014 – Mother's Day shooting of Charles T. Brockman at apartment complex. July 26, 2014 – Angelica Kulp suspected in Christine Kaplan’s death at Kaplan’s home in the 1100 block of New York Street. Sept. 12, 2014 – Vance "Van" Moulton is found dead in his Prairie Ridge Place apartment . Ronald Eugene Heskett is arre...