Amber Alert canceled: Family found safe, suspect in custody
CROW WING COUNTY, Minn. (FOX 9) - An Amber Alert issued to find a pregnant mom and her four children who were abducted at gunpoint near Brainerd early Friday has been canceled after they were found safe.
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The 35-year-old suspect was taken into custody and the mom and her children were found inside the suspect's vehicle unharmed, the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
Authorities said this is an active investigation.
The initial story related to the Amber Alert is below, with some details omitted.
An Amber Alert was issued early Friday after a pregnant mom and her four children were abducted at gunpoint near Brainerd early Friday by the mom's boyfriend, authorities say.
What we know
Authorities say a 35-year-old man abducted a 35-year-old woman and her four children ages 14, 11, 7 and 3 at gunpoint around 1:50 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, from a home on the 15000 block of Loerch Road northeast of Brainerd.
He reportedly went to the home where the mom and the children were staying, fired a rifle round into the ceiling of the home and forced them to leave with him.
He is believed to be driving a white 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan with the Minnesota license plate AEC-351,
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) says he is also suspected of fatally shooting a man at a separate nearby home before burning down a home on that property.
Anyone who sees the van, the suspect or the victims is told to not approach and to call 911.