I-5 traffic delayed near Lodi after former Sacramento deputy shot by law enforcement
THIS IS BREAKING NEWS. WE’RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW. AN 11 YEAR OLD BOY WAS STABBED TO DEATH THIS MORNING IN ELK GROVE, ALLEGEDLY BY HIS FATHER. THAT FATHER, ALSO A FORMER SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY ACCUSED OF STABBING HIS SON THIS MORNING AT THEIR HOME. THAT 11 YEAR OLD BOY DIED AT THE HOSPITAL FROM HIS INJURIES. THIS IS A LOOK AT THE HOME FROM EARLIER TODAY ON FEDERAL WAY. THIS IS NEAR WHITE LOCK PARKWAY AND BRUCEVILLE ROAD IN ELK GROVE. ELK GROVE POLICE SAY THERE WAS ALSO A SIX YEAR OLD GIRL IN THE HOME AT THE TIME, BUT SHE WAS NOT PHYSICALLY HARMED. SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES SAY THE SUSPECT, MARVIN MORALES, LED OFFICERS ON A CHASE SOUTHBOUND ON I-5. THAT CHASE ENDED WITH DEPUTIES SHOOTING MORALES. HE DIED AT THE HOSPITAL. NO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WERE HURT IN THAT SHOOTING. NOW, SOUTHBOUND I-5 IS STILL CLOSED RIGHT NOW. LET’S GO TO KCRA 3’S. JASON MARKS LIVE NEAR THE SCENE WHERE THIS ALL CAME TO A CRASHING END. JASON. HEY, LISA. YEAH, YOU CAN SEE IT’S STILL A VERY ACTIVE SCENE BEHIND ME. LET ME GIVE YOU AN IDEA FIRST OF WHERE WE ARE. WE’RE ON INTERSTATE FIVE BETWEEN EIGHT MILE ROAD AND ROUTE 12. THIS IS SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, JUST WEST OF LODI. LET ME STEP OUT OF THE WAY, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT’S WHERE THIS ALL ENDED. 30 MILES FROM WHERE IT JUST WHERE IT BEGAN A COUPLE HOURS AGO. AND LET ME SHOW YOU THE TRAFFIC. IF WE ZIP AROUND, COURTNEY IS GOING TO COME AROUND, AND YOU CAN SEE WHEN YOU GO. NOW WE’RE FACING NORTHBOUND. YOU CAN SEE HOW FAR TRAFFIC IS DOWN ON NORTHBOUND. IT IS FOR MILES COMING SOUTH INTO SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY. WE CAN TELL YOU THAT THIS ALL, AS WE MENTIONED, STARTED RIGHT AFTER THAT SCENE IN ELK GROVE. THAT’S WHEN POLICE WERE LOOKING FOR MARVIN MORALES AS THEY STARTED TO LOOK FOR HIM. WE’RE TOLD SHERIFF JIM COOPER, SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF JIM COOPER WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE SAW MORALES. AND THAT BEGAN THAT CHASE. 30 MILES, ABOUT 30 MINUTES, 30 MILES DOWN. AND WE’LL SHOW YOU WHERE IT ENDED. WE’RE TOLD THAT SPIKE STRIPS WERE THROWN OUT BY OFFICERS HERE ON INTERSTATE FIVE, AND THAT CAUSED MORALES TO CRASH THE CAR. AND IF YOU LOOK DOWN THERE, YOU CAN SEE JUST THE TOP BIT OF THAT CAR. THAT IS WHAT THAT THAT THAT’S WHERE THAT CAR IS NOW. WE DON’T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT CAR CRASHED. WE DO KNOW THAT MORALES WAS SHOT BY OFFICERS. WE DO NOT KNOW IF HE FIRED BACK. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. LISA, AS YOU MENTIONED. AND HE DIED AT THE HOSPITAL. THIS INVESTIGATION IS STILL, AS YOU CAN SEE, VERY ACTIVE. WE HAVE SEVERAL TO LOCAL DEPARTMENTS ON THE SCENE. WE ALSO SEEN CHP AND ALSO THE ATF. THEY’RE OUT HERE ALSO INVESTIGATING EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. NOW WE ARE TOLD THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE LIKE THIS FOR MOST OF THE DAY, IF NOT INTO THE EVENING. RIGHT NOW, TRAFFIC IS MOVING, BUT SLOWLY. THAT’S BECAUSE ONLY ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC IS OPEN. GETTING AROUND OFFICERS, WE’RE GOING TO STAY OUT HERE ON THE SCENE. WE’LL HAVE THE LATEST FOR YOU IF ANYTHING DEVELOPS. BUT THAT’S IT FOR NOW. NOW BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT, JASON, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE LEARNING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUSPECT IN ALL OF THIS. MARVIN MORALES. HE WAS A FORMER SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY. AND IN 2023, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS CONFIRMED MORALES WAS ONCE A DEPUTY. BUT IN 2023, HE OVERDOSED IN A SHERIFF’S BATHROOM. HE WAS REVIVED AND GIVEN NARCAN BY HIS FELLOW OFFICERS. AN INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATION THIS YEAR DETERMINED MORALES LIED ABOUT HIS DRUG USE. HE LEFT THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IN FEBRUARY OF 2024. LAST YEAR. A STATE DATABASE SHOWS MORALES VOLUNTARILY DISQU
I-5 traffic delayed near Lodi after former Sacramento deputy shot by law enforcement
Updated: 2:18 PM PST Dec 2, 2025
Traffic remains slow-going Tuesday afternoon on a stretch of Interstate 5 in San Joaquin County near where a former Sacramento sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed by law enforcement following a chase.Marvin Morales, 40, was suspected of fatally stabbing his 11-year-old son at an Elk Grove home in the 7600 block of Ferrell Way near Whitelock Parkway and Bruceville Road. He was later spotted by Sheriff Jim Cooper while driving southbound on I-5 at Pocket Road. Tyler Eccles, a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol, said officers deployed a spike strip during a chase on the freeway, and Morales crashed afterward south of the Highway 12 junction.Traffic has been reduced to one lane for several hours. See our traffic map.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
LODI, Calif. —
Traffic remains slow-going Tuesday afternoon on a stretch of Interstate 5 in San Joaquin County near where a former Sacramento sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed by law enforcement following a chase.
Marvin Morales, 40, was suspected of fatally stabbing his 11-year-old son at an Elk Grove home in the 7600 block of Ferrell Way near Whitelock Parkway and Bruceville Road. He was later spotted by Sheriff Jim Cooper while driving southbound on I-5 at Pocket Road.
Tyler Eccles, a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol, said officers deployed a spike strip during a chase on the freeway, and Morales crashed afterward south of the Highway 12 junction.
Traffic has been reduced to one lane for several hours.
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UPDATE: The #1 (left) lane is now open, #2 (middle) and #3 (right) lanes remain closed with no ETO. Expect delays or seek alternate route. https://t.co/rkt1BdvNhS
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