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AMBER ALERT Canceled, Baby Girl Found Safe in Reading, Pennsylvania

Police say the baby girl and suspect were both found in Reading City.

An AMBER ALERT was canceled Saturday after police say an abducted baby girl was found safe in Reading, Pennsylvania while the suspect in her mother's death was in custody.

Ariella Downs, an 8-month-old girl, was abducted from a home on 331 Canterbury Court in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania around 12 p.m. Saturday, State Police said.

After issuing an Amber Alert, State Police later posted the alert had been canceled after Downs was found safe in Reading City with the man accused of taking her.

Police also said the suspect in the abduction, Antonio Velazquez-Rupert, 36, was taken into custody. Velazquez-Rupert was also involved in the death of the girl's mother, according to investigators.

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