Update (May 3, 2021, 12:35 p.m. ET): The suspect is a woman, not a man, police said in an update Monday morning.
A woman abducted a boy from a Virginia community and the missing child was believed to be in “extreme danger,” state police said in an Amber Alert Monday.
The Amber Alert was canceled just before 2:30 p.m. after the child was found safe, Virginia State Police said.
The suspect has not been identified. More details about the abduction were not immediately available.
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State Police is asking anyone with tips in the case to call 540-696-6013. Tipsters may remain anonymous.
Stay with NBC Washington for more details on this developing story.
