UPDATE: Sabrina and Itzel Sanchez have been found safe.
LANCASTER (CNS) - The California Highway Patrol Monday activated an Amber Alert for an armed man who is suspected of kidnapping his wife and infant daughter in Lancaster.
Sabrina Sanchez, 31, and 2-month-old Itzel Sanchez were last seen at about noon Sunday with 25-year-old Efrain Sanchez-Jiminez, according to the CHP.
Sanchez-Jiminez should be considered armed and dangerous, the CHP warned.
" It is believed the victims left with the suspect out of duress and fear for their safety, after he previously committed a sexual assault upon a family member," the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department noted in a press statement. "Suspect Sanchez has made recent threats to murder his wife and child and he is believed to be armed with a handgun. Suspect Sanchez should be considered armed and dangerous."
He is described as Hispanic, 5 feet, 8 inches tall, 130 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, wearing a white tank top and silver shorts. Sabrina Sanchez is 5 feet, 2 inches tall, 135 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, wearing a red and black dress, pink shorts and black shirt.
Sanchez-Jiminez's car is a silver 2007 Buick Lucerne with a Colorado license plate number of AUI-X94.
News video showed sheriff's patrol vehicles outside a house at 161st Street East and Sweetaire Avenue.
Anyone who sees Sanchez-Jiminez is urged to call 911.
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