Suspect captured after allegedly shooting man, kidnapping child
Police have deactivated an Amber Alert for a missing boy. The suspect, a 26-year-old woman, is believed to have shot a man in Lakewood before allegedly kidnapping the child.
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Police have deactivated an Amber Alert for a missing boy. The suspect, a 26-year-old woman, is believed to have shot a man in Lakewood before allegedly kidnapping the child.
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