An 8-year-old boy was found after he was abducted from Chicago’s South Side, triggering an Illinois Amber Alert from the Chicago Police Department early Friday morning, authorities said.
A person of interest is in custody in connection with the abduction of an 8-year-old boy at the center of an Amber Alert in Illinois, as well as two stabbings in Chicago, officials said.
Chicago police confirmed Friday that a "person of interest" was "in the custody of an external agency" in connection with a case that includes the stabbings of a 33-year-old woman and an 11-year-old boy, as well as the abduction of an 8-year-old child, who was later found in the city.
According to a spokesperson for Indiana State Police, the person of interest was taken into custody on Interstate 65 near the Crown Point exit. The Lake County, Indiana, sheriff's office was leading the investigation, but Indiana State Police said they were assisting in the case.
Lake County officials said the vehicle from the Amber Alert was detected around 9:40 a.m. Friday in Merrillville, Indiana, where it quickly "became engaged in a pursuit."
"The fleeing driver headed south on I-65 and multiple police officers used an immobilization technique to box the suspect vehicle in and slow it to a stop. The suspect was ordered to exit the vehicle but refused while putting a knife to his neck," the sheriff's office said. "The suspect was placed into custody then taken to a local emergency room for evaluation and treatment of a superficial wound to the neck."
The development comes hours after the 8-year-old boy was taken from the 7100 block of South Eberhart in Chicago's Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood Thursday evening, sparking a statewide Amber Alert.
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Around the same time of the child's reported abduction, police also reported two stabbings they now say were connected to the abduction.
The first stabbing happened just before 7 p.m. in the 7100 block of South Eberhart, where authorities say a 33-year-old woman was found inside a home with multiple stab wounds. The woman was taken to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said.
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Just after 8 p.m., officers said they were called to the 200 block of West 66th Street, where firefighters were treating the 11-year-old, who had suffered multiple stab wounds to the chest. The child was taken to Comer Children's Hospital in critical condition.
Early Friday morning, police said the 8-year-old was found near 82nd and Damen and was taken to Comer Children's Hospital in critical condition, though his condition had stabilized as of later Friday morning.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's office identified the woman killed as Teone Jones, of Chicago. Jones' mother said Jones was the mother of both the 8-year-old and the 11-year-old boys.
The child had last been seen around 7:40 p.m. Thursday, but was found around 4:30 a.m. Friday.
Check back for more on this developing story.
