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Child safe after carjacking, kidnapping Saturday afternoon

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Posted at 11:40 AM, Sep 15, 2019
and last updated 2019-09-16 11:48:53-04

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A child is safe after being kidnapped in a carjacking Saturday afternoon, Kansas City, Missouri, police said.

Police say just before 3 p.m., the victim was getting gas at Walmart with his 5-year-old child in the back seat of his silver 2007 Chevy Monte Carlo.

An unknown male jumped into his car while he was paying for gas, police said.

The man tried to stop the suspect but was unable to do so, and the suspect drove away, striking two vehicles in the process.

A short time later, the victim's child was located unharmed in the 8700 block of Sni-A-Bar Road.

About five hours later, just after 8:30 p.m. the vehicle was seen near East 116th Street and Longview Road.

Officers pursued the Monte Carlo until it became disabled near 63rd Street and 350 Highway.

Three suspects were taken into custody, police said. The investigation is ongoing.