Couple kidnapped in front of their kids were targeted because of money: TX officials
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UPDATE: A couple forcibly taken from their home has been found safe, and two men have been arrested, Texas police told news outlets.
According to San Antonio police, the couple was kidnapped over money, KENS reported. A daughter of the couple was allegedly holding onto money she was given by her boyfriend, officials said, but she left to Mexico with the money in late August.
The suspects could not find the money at the home, so they kidnapped the couple at gunpoint, according to court documents obtained by WOAI.
The men, ages 29 and 40, are facing charges of aggravated kidnapping, the outlet reported.
Officials did not say what became of the money.
The original story is below:
Intruders broke into a Texas home and kidnapped a couple in front of their children, police say.
San Antonio police responded to a call of a burglary in progress at a house on the city’s southwest side at about 6 a.m. Sept. 6, the department said in a news release. But when officers arrived, the couple and intruders were gone.
The couple’s five children were left behind unharmed, police said. They told police that two people burst into the home and “forcefully” took their parents.
Police didn’t identify the couple, but said they are a man and woman in their late 30s.
The suspects, both men, entered the home by kicking a door open, police told KSAT.
Then they loaded the couple into a white SUV and drove away, KENS reported, citing police.
Investigators don’t know who took them or why, or where they might be.
“Detectives are currently investigating this incident as a kidnapping and the investigation is ongoing,” police said.
This story was originally published September 6, 2023 at 12:34 PM with the headline "Couple kidnapped in front of their kids were targeted because of money: TX officials."