The man suspected of killing his wife at a Garden Grove home before fleeing to the Central Valley is believed to have been involved in an attempted murder-suicide plot hours later, Stockton police tell KTLA.
Miguel Lopez, 35, was connected to two violent crimes Thursday, the first taking place at a short-term rental property in Orange County, followed by another deadly shooting more than 350 miles north in San Joaquin County.
On Friday, authorities confirmed more details about Lopez, including that he was formerly a California Highway Patrol officer, and that the deadly shooting in Stockton is believed to have been a murder-suicide attempt…