Amber Alert issued after suspects reportedly kidnap child, mother then demand $1M ransom
Amber Alert issued after suspects reportedly kidnap child, mother then demand $1M ransom
Police in North Carolina issued an Amber Alert early Tuesday morning after a 1-year-old child and her mother were abducted from their home, according to officials.
Grecia Salome Alejandro-Benitez and her mother Alondra Michelle Benitez-De Jesus were kidnapped after three masked suspects carrying guns broke into their Garner, North Carolina, home Tuesday morning, multiple local outlets including WRAL and WYFF4 reported.
The suspects — two men and one woman — reportedly demanded $1 million from the child's father, Eliuth Alejandro Martinez. When he did not comply, they restrained him with tape and took the child and mother, per reports.
The Garner Police Department did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's request for comment Tuesday.
More news: A firefighter paramedic was fatally stabbed in an ambulance. A patient is being charged.
Police search for abducted child and mother
According to the Amber Alert shared by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Alejandro-Benitez is approximately 2 feet tall and weighs 26 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a pink pajama shirt and red and yellow striped pajama pants.
The suspects were last seen driving a black Nissan Altima.
Anyone with information regarding the case should call the Garner Police Department at 919-772-8810.
Melina Khan is a trending reporter covering national news for USA TODAY. She can be reached at MKhan@gannett.com.
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