Horror video shows boy, 7, being kidnapped at gunpoint as dad flees
Grim video shows the moment a seven-year-old boy was kidnapped at gunpoint and his father ran away to safety.
Jamal White was riding his bike outside his home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the US. Suddenly, a white Jeep can be seen in the footage pulling up and blocking the driveway. Two people then jump out and grab little Jamal as his dad Jamal Sr runs inside the house.
'Hell yeah I ran,' Jamal Sr said, responding to criticism on social media. He added: 'I ran im thinking they tryna rob me not take my damn baby.'
WISN reported that an amber alert to inform the public of a missing child was not issued until nearly five hours later. Thankfully, Jamal Jr was found around a day later at a house approximately seven miles from where he was taken.
Three people have been arrested. Suspect Corey Williams, 25, was charged with party to the crime of kidnapping with intent to transfer property, taking hostages and contributing to the delinquency of a child. A 14-year-old boy and a 38-year-old man were also arrested in connection with the incident. Police are not seeking additional suspects.
ABC reported that Williams said the original plan was to rob Jamal White Jr's mother. He claimed she is a known drug dealer.
Williams drove his girlfriend's Jeep and the other two suspects allegedly brought guns. They did not see Jamal Jr's mother, so went to his father's house instead.
After taking Jamal Jr, they drove away to Williams' house. The 38-year-old suspect called Jamal's mother to demand jewellery and a $100,000 (£74,000) ransom to be exchanged in a park nearby.
Jamal Jr's uncle Jamel K White allegedly opened fire on two people during the hunt for the boy and was arrested. Documents seen by the The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Jamel White shot at them as a man and his son drove past during the search.
He hit an abandoned house and a tree. The uncle blamed his actions on being scared for the safety of his family, according to the complaint.
He faces two charges of first-degree recklessly endangering safety with a dangerous weapon. Jamel White appeared in court on Tuesday and he was ordered to have no possession of firearms or dangerous weapons and slapped with a $20,000 bond.
"I'm glad he's OK, but it's kind of like, I feel like I still can't rest because who would do something like this to a 7-year-old?" little Jamal's aunt Simone White told WISN 12 News.
She also thanked the community after it rallied to the cause following Jamal Jr being taken. The boy is now with Child Protective Services.
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