CHICAGO– A mother and child were safely located hours after being kidnapped on Sunday in Chicago’s Jefferson Park neighborhood, authorities reported.
According to police, the incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. in the 5500 block of North Austin Avenue. A witness informed the police that two men had forcibly taken a woman and her child and placed them into an SUV. The vehicle then drove away heading southbound.
At approximately 9:30 p.m., police provided an update confirming that the mother and child had been found safe.
Details about their condition or the circumstances of their discovery were not immediately available. No suspects were in custody as of Sunday evening.
Area Five detectives are currently investigating the incident.