UPDATE: Abducted 8-month-old Girl, Homicide Suspect Located
MERCER COUNTY, Pa. (EYT) – Police have located an 8-month-old child who was abducted from her Mercer County home Saturday afternoon.
The Pennsylvania State Police issued an AMBER Alert at 2:40 p.m. for 8-month-old Ariella Downs.
** The child and suspect has been located in Reading City and are in custody. The Amber Alert is now cancelled. ** https://t.co/NaK71oVVOt
— PA State Police (@PAStatePolice) December 31, 2016
Sharpsville Police say Downs was taken from her 331 Canterbury Court home around Noon.
Downs was found in Reading, Pa. with her father – 36-year-old Antonio Velazquez-Rupert – who is also a suspect in the homicide of the girl’s mother.
The child was not harmed, according to police.
No further information has been released.
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