Around midnight, an Amber Alert was issued in Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.
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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.
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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 vehicle was later found abandoned in Santa Barbara, according to police.
Around 6:45 p.m., authorities were involved in an officer-involved shooting with a murder suspect in the 5500 block of Lindley Avenue.
The suspect, who authorities believe is Konstantin Morozov, was struck by gunfire and taken to a hospital. He succumbed to his injuries, police said.
No officers were injured in the shooting.
The Amber Alert was deactivated shortly before 8 p.m. when authorities said the child was found safe.