Child at center of Renton AMBER Alert located; police looking for suspect
By Q13 News Staff
AMBER Alert canceled after girl found safe
Officials are still looking for the suspect, a man, involved in the AMBER Alert of a missing 5 year old girl. The girl was found safe.
RENTON, Wash. - The 5-year-old girl at the center of an AMBER Alert out of Renton has been located, according to Renton Police.
Suspect photo from Renton Police
The incident happened around 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Safeway parking lot off of Rainier Avenue South.
Police say the little girl s father left her in the car for a few seconds. The father is a delivery driver, and police say he was picking up an order.
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According to court documents, a woman and her husband were shopping at a Renton Safeway in September when a man in the checkout lanes started calling her the n-word.
When her husband tried to protect her, the suspect allegedly hurled racial slurs at him and punched him.
The suspect admitted what he had done and was “completely unapologetic about his words and actions,” saying his victims deserved the attack, according to court documents.