Person of interest in Merced family's kidnapping tried to kill himself before being arrested
Authorities say one of the victim's ATM cards was used at an ATM in Atwater, not far from where the victims' empty vehicles were found on fire.
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Authorities say one of the victim's ATM cards was used at an ATM in Atwater, not far from where the victims' empty vehicles were found on fire.
Authorities in Merced County have a person of interest in their custody who, they say, is connected to the kidnapping of a family of four from a local business.
According to the Merced County Sheriff's Office, the family of four has been found dead.
The sheriff said the kidnapper took the family from a business in the city of Merced, but that he has made no ransom demands or contact of any kind.
A manhunt is underway right now in Merced County to find a family of four, including an 8-month-old baby, taken against their will. The Merced County Sheriff's Office says the family was kidnapped at gunpoint from a business on Highway 59.
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