Huge hunt for California girls, 2 and 3, abducted after their mother was murdered

Police person issued an Amber Alert for 2 small girls aft their parent was recovered dormant successful cardinal California. 

Kings County Sheriff's Office said officers were called to a location successful Hanford, successful the San Joaquin Valley, astir 4pm connected Tuesday. 

They attended the spot connected the 11500 artifact of Fourth Place, wherever they recovered a pistillate dormant with a gunshot wound. The unfortunate has not been named.

Detectives person identified the children's father, Jonathan Alexis Maldonado-Cruz, 23, of Hanford, arsenic the superior suspect. 

They judge helium near the country of the crime astatine astir 1am connected Tuesday with the 2 children, Arya Maldonado, three, and Alana Maldonado, two.

Police said Maldonado-Cruz fled successful a gray 2020 Hyundai Elantra with the California License #8LZD084. They judge helium made person escaped to Mexico. 

Detectives issued an Amber Alert urging anyone with accusation astir his whereabouts, oregon the children, to interaction police. 

Police described Arya arsenic brunette with brownish eyes, weighing astir 25 pounds. 

Maldonado-Cruz is astir 5 feet, 9 inches gangly weighing 215 pounds and has achromatic hairsbreadth and achromatic eyes. 

The sheriff's bureau said it is chartless what covering they were past seen wearing.  

Anyone with accusation is asked to interaction Tyler Haener astatine (559) 670-9320 oregon (559) 852-2818 oregon Kings County Sheriff’s Dispatch astatine (559) 852-2720. 

Information tin besides beryllium provided anonymously by contacting (559) 852-4554.

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