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A 5-year-old girl is safe after being abducted overnight by a man who allegedly killed two others and seriously injured another. The suspect was killed by law enforcement, authorities confirmed.

Giuliana Manning, 5, was found around 5:10 a.m. Friday following an Amber Alert that was issued around 2:30 a.m. Friday.

George Manning was identified by law enforcement as a person of interest for a double homicide and child abduction. He remained at large throughout the morning, but just after 9 a.m., a shooting involving police officers also took place around that same time in Riverside, Missouri.

Authorities have confirmed that Manning, the suspect, was found by police walking with a gun. Kansas City Police Department and Homeland Security officers fired shots at George Manning. He was pronounced dead.

George Manning was accused of a first homicide around 11:15 p.m. Thursday. The suspect took a victim's vehicle near Vivion Road and Northwest High Drive in Riverside and drove to the 4400 block of Northwest 50th Street in unincorporated Platte County.

He then reportedly shot two people at a home in that area, killing one and seriously injuring another. At that time, he took the 5-year-old girl and fled.

Authorities confirmed later that one of the two killed was a male juvenile. They also said they believe that the other person seriously injured was the mother of the boy killed and the girl who was abducted.

The 5-year-old girl was found unharmed hours later and was reunited with family members. Authorities say they do believe Giuliana Manning was the daughter of George Manning.

This story is developing.

9:10 a.m. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has called to investigate a shooting involving a police officer in Riverside, Missouri .

While authorities have not linked the two incidents, an official with the Platte County Sheriff's Office said it is "no longer searching for the suspect."

6:54 a.m. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Giuliana Manning has been found and is safe.

George Manning remains on the run and is considered "armed and dangerous." The highway patrol said he is possibly driving a stolen blue 2013 Hyundai Accent with Kansas license 3939ABK.

4:54 a.m. — The Platte County Sheriff's Office provided an update to the current Amber Alert. The child abduction was associated with two homicides in the county.

The sheriff's office is working with the Riverside, Missouri, Police Department in the investigation.

Deputies said the first homicide happened near Vivion Road and NW High Drive in Riverside around 11:15 p.m. Thursday. The suspect, 43-year-old George Manning, took the victim's vehicle from the scene and drove away.


Then, at a home on NW 50th Street, the suspect shot two other people, killing one and seriously hurting the second. Manning then reportedly took a 5-year-old girl from the home. After clarification from the family, deputies confirmed Giuliana Manning was taken.

The Platte County Sheriff's Office says George Manning is the person of interest in both homicides and the child abduction.

He should be considered armed and dangerous.


4:45 a.m. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol corrected the alert to say the victim is 5-year-old Giuliana Manning. She was last seen wearing a pink Hello Kitty shirt and answers to the name 'Kachis.'

2:30 a.m. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol issued an Amber Alert out of Platte County for 5-year-old Giuliana Manning. The patrol reported her name was Anayeli at this time but later updated the alert.

She was taken by 43-year-old George Manning near Northwest 50th Street in Platte County.

Law enforcement said Manning shot two people and then took Giuliana. He was armed and had been involved in multiple shootings in the area.

He left on foot, but it's not clear where they were headed.