Marco Gonzalez Missing: Abducted Georgia Teen in Danger, Say Police
SMYRNA, Ga. (CBS/WGCL) A Georgia teen who was abducted Friday night when two men stole his family's car with him inside is in danger, according to police.
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Smyrna Police say 15-year-old Marco Gonzalez was listening to music in a parked car with his cousin when two men jumped in and stole the car, reports CBS affiliate WGCL. The cousin managed to escape, but Marco did not.
"They came up to us real close and knocked at the window, and I just ran," said Yuliana Nicolas, the cousin.
Authorities have identified a man named Gabriel as a person of interest in Marco's disappearance. Investigators do not know his last name or where he lives, but say Gabriel is to be considered armed and dangerous, according to WGCL. He is believed to be between 20 and 22 years old and it is suspected that he is still in the metro Atlanta area.
Sunday night, investigators knocked on doors throughout the neighborhood showing residents a picture of Gabriel and the missing boy.
Jesus Silva, Marco's stepfather, said not knowing where his son is like "dying a slow death." He anxiously awaits answers and hopes to find his son as his disappearance is taking a toll on his family.
"Every day is getting longer and longer. I'm getting sick, very frustrated, my wife is getting worse and worse," Silva said.
Silva apparently spoke with Marco, who had a cell phone, 20 minutes after he was kidnapped. In the brief conversation Silva was not able to ask any questions, but heard his son say, "'I'm okay. I'm with two men but I don't know where they are taking me,'" reports WGCL.
Silva said his son has no enemies, and he did not understand why the men would take him. However, he thinks the men wanted his son, not the car, or else they would have already freed him.
Marco is 140 pounds, 5-feet-7-inches tall, has short black hair and brown eyes and wears braces. He was last seen wearing a red IZOD Polo shirt, black shorts, and red and black Air Jordan basketball sneakers.
The stolen car is a 2002 Grey Mercedes-Benz S500 with the Georgia tag number DC8N74.
Police said they have received numerous tips and believe Marco is still in the Atlanta metro area.
If you have any information on the whereabouts of Marco Antonio Gonzalez, call 911 or the Smyrna Police Department at 770-434-6666.
