California law requires the state to investigate all police shootings resulting in the death of an unarmed subject.

The 11-year-old boy's mother reportedly watched her son's stabbing on a home security camera before calling 911, sparking the chase that ended with the father's death.

The California Department of Justice is investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened after a former deputy allegedly killed his 11-year-old son.

The California Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the fatal shooting by law enforcement of a former Sacramento County sheriff's deputy, the state agency said Wednesday.

"Just luck. Sheer luck," Cooper said. After Morales hit spike strips and crashed off the freeway, Cooper witnessed the subsequent deadly shooting, in which an Elk Grove officer and two of Cooper's deputies fired their weapons. Cooper said the officer and deputies were justified in the shooting.