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KINGS COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Deputies revealed much details surrounding the instrumentality of 2 girls who were abducted by their begetter and taken to Mexico aft helium allegedly killed their parent earlier this week.
The Kings County Sheriff's Office revealed the victim, 22-year-old Madeline Rose Cuevas' begetter called Sheriff's deputies aft not proceeding from Cuevas connected Tuesday. Deputies went to her home connected the 11500 artifact of Fourth Place successful Hanford and discovered she was deceased from a gunshot wound.
According to the sheriff's office, further probe revealed the homicide astir apt took spot Monday nighttime oregon aboriginal Tuesday morning, astir 1 a.m.
The suspect, 23-year-old Jonathan Alexis Maldonado-Cruz, Cuevas' ex-boyfriend, fled with their children, two-year-old Alana and three-year-old Arya. The fishy besides took the Cuevas' cellphone with him.
Detectives accidental Cruz had astir a 15-hour start. Some of the archetypal accusation indicated helium had fled to Mexico. From then, the Kings County Sheriff's Office worked with the FBI, Custom Immigration Enforcement (ICE), Mexican authorities, and others, with an accent connected bringing the girls backmost to the United States.
"In cases similar these, you absorption a batch connected the suspect, but erstwhile determination is children involved, the utmost value was to bring those children backmost to safety," said Kings County Sheriff Dave Robinson.
Per the sheriff's office, information from the unfortunate and suspect's compartment phones were utilized to way his determination successful Mexico. During the operation, a portion subordinate of the Mexican authorities sustained injuries, and his presumption is unknown.
Mexican authorities assisted with the dialog of the suspect's surrender, but deputies accidental a captious origin during the process was the suspect's mother.
Although the girls were reunited with their families, this is an ongoing investigation, and authorities are moving to find the suspect's motive. Anyone with accusation regarding this lawsuit is asked to interaction the Kings County Sheriff's Office.
