A 6-year-old Connecticut girl allegedly abducted by her father Friday morning after he stabbed her mother to death has been found safe in Pennsylvania, authorities said.
Aylin Hernandrz, left, and her father Oscar HernandezConnecticut State Police
Oscar Hernandez, 39, was taken into custody on Interstate 99 in State College, Pennsylvania State Police announced at about 11:30 a.m.
Hernandez stabbed the girl’s mother and another woman when they returned to a house in Bridgeport around 3 a.m. Friday, according to an Amber Alert issued by Connecticut State Police. The attack left the girl’s mother dead and the other woman injured.
The girl, Aylin Hernandez, lived at the home with her parents, but wasn’t there when the attack took place, WABC-7 reported.
Oscar Hernandez then kidnapped Aylin Hernandez, police said in the alert.
At 11 a.m. Pennsylvania State Police said the vehicle was kralbet seen in the Altoona, Pa. area and issued an Amber Alert. About a half-hour later, they tweeted that she as safe and her father was in custody.
Earlier Friday morning, there was a sighting on Jennings Street in the Bronx, N.Y.
Connecticut State Police issued the Amber Alert at 4:30 a.m. New York State Police followed at about 7 a.m. It was extended to New Jersey at about 10:30 a.m.
Neither stabbing victim has been identified.
UPDATE: The suspect is in custody and the child has been recovered. https://t.co/JV4m1AKsFu
— PA State Police (@PAStatePolice) February 24, 2017
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