Former CHP Officer Kills Wife, Injures Man, Dies Stockton California

Miguel Lopez, a former California Highway Patrol officer, is believed to have killed his wife, Crystal Gonzalez, at a short-term rental home in Garden Grove before fleeing to Stockton, California, where he shot and critically injured a 54-year-old man and then took his own life. The couple's two children were found unharmed at the Garden Grove home and are being reunited with family members. Police have confirmed the shootings in Stockton and the Garden Grove homicide are linked, with Lopez as the suspect in both cases. Investigators have not disclosed the exact cause of Gonzalez's death or the motive behind the shootings. Lopez's vehicle was found in Stockton after the Garden Grove police initiated a search following the discovery of Gonzalez's body. Authorities continue to investigate the incidents and have asked for any additional information from the public.