Amber Alert canceled for 2-year-old girl taken by father out of Wichita

UPDATE | The Kansas Bureau of Investigation canceled the Amber Alert out of Wichita after the child was located safe. The suspect is currently in custody, according to authorities.

ORIGINAL STORY | An Amber Alert has been issued for a 2-year-old who was taken by her father out of Wichita.

Araceli Gonzales was taken just after 2:15 a.m. from a home at 4240 E. Boston Street.

Authorities said the girl's father, Saul Gonzales-Diaz, 21, was allegedly involved in a domestic violence incident with the girl's mother and had a gun in his possession.

Gonzales-Diaz is 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighing 165 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.

According to authorities, the girl's mother reported hearing a possible gunshot in the residence before the girl was taken.

The suspect is believed to be traveling in a 1998 white Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck with the Kansas license plate 446-MSL in an unknown direction.

Wichita police believe Gonzales-Diaz and his daughter are still in the Wichita area.

Anyone who sees the girl or suspect is asked to call 911.

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