Who is Elias Huizar? Amber Alert suspect was a substitute teacher, former police officer

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Who is Elias Huizar? Amber Alert suspect was a substitute teacher, former police officer

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Phones pinged across the Pacific Northwest late Monday night for an Amber Alert involving a 1-year-old boy – the son of a man accused of two murders earlier that day. Photos of the suspect, Elias Huizar, quickly flooded social media as police and community members pooled resources to find the missing child. On Tuesday afternoon, officials announced Huizar shot himself as a police chase ended on Interstate 5 north of Euge…