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Ex-cop accused of murder, abduction dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound
The former officer, Elias Huizar, is suspected of killing two women and abducting a child in central Washington.
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The former officer, Elias Huizar, is suspected of killing two women and abducting a child in central Washington.
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