4-year-old boy, mother abducted in Rochester that prompted an Amber Alert found safe. The latest
UPDATE - Around 3 p.m. on Saturday, investigators received information that the child was at a house on Reynolds Street in the city of Rochester, according to Rochester police. Officers responded and safely located both 4-year-old Michael Williams III and his mother, Jessica Sanchez-Reyes. The investigation into the abduction and identifying the suspect(s) involved is ongoing, police said.
Anyone with information is being asked to call 911.
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UPDATE - Rochester police have released more details on the Saturday morning abduction of Michael Williams III. According to a statement, at 1:30 a.m., officers responded to the 400 block of Lake Avenue for 911 calls reporting a male being chased. Police officials said an investigation discovered that an altercation inside 170 Fulton Ave. caused a male victim to flee as someone shot at him. When the victim and officers returned to the house, they found that 4-year-old Michael Williams III and his mother, Jessica Sanchez-Reyes, were missing from the location. SWAT was activated, and a search warrant was executed at a house on Kenwood Avenue in southwest Rochester to locate the child and his mother, but the search was unsuccessful. Both remain missing.
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ORIGINAL STORY:
ROCHESTER, NY - The Rochester Police Department has activated the New York State Amber Alert and is investigating a child abduction that occurred early Saturday morning at approximately 1:30 a.m.
According to the police, the child, Michael Williams III, was taken from 170 Fulton Ave. in Rochester.
Michael is a four-year-old Black male, with brown hair and brown eyes. He is about 3 feet 3 inches tall and weighs approximately 80 pounds. The child was last seen wearing a Paw Patrol T-shirt, gray, and black pajama pants.
The police believe that the child and his mother, Jessica M. Sanchez-Reyes, were taken under circumstances that lead them to believe that they are in imminent danger of serious harm and/or death.
Authorities are urging anyone with information on this abduction to call the Rochester Police Department at (866) N Y S-AMBER or dial 911 to provide information on a report or sighting.
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This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Amber Alert in Rochester NY: Missing 4-year-old boy, mom found safe