Surveillance footage shows armed man kidnapping California family that remains missing
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The four members of a California family who were kidnapped earlier this week were led out of a business by an armed man before they disappeared, according to surveillance footage released Wednesday by local officials. A person of interest is in custody, but has been hospitalized in critical condition after attempting to die by suicide, preventing any communication thus far, authorities said.
The footage, shown at a press conference by officials from the Merced County Sheriff's Office, shows two of the family members — 36-year-old Jasdeep Singh and 39-year-old Amandeep Singh — arriving at the business at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Monday morning. About half an hour later, a man is seen walking toward the business and speaking with Jasdeep before the pair enter the building. The man can be seen dropping the trash bag he's carrying and pulling out a firearm.
There are no cameras inside the business — but at 9:11 a.m., the man is seen exiting the building with Jasdeep and Amandeep, who are both zip-tied at the hands, and putting them in the back of a pickup truck. The truck leaves, but returns six minutes later. The suspect goes back inside, and leaves soon after with 27-year-old Jasleen Kaur and her 8-month old child, Aroohi Dheri.
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