CLOVIS, N.M. ( KRQE ) – Two people are dead, a child is wounded, and a baby is missing after an incident in rural New Mexico on Friday.
On Friday, New Mexico State Police (NMSP) issued an Amber Alert for 10-month-old Eleia Maria Torres. Officials sent out the alert after the Clovis Police Department found the girl’s mom and another woman dead at Ned Houk Park.
The deceased victims were identified as 23-year-old Samantha Cisernos and 23-year-old Taryn Allen. A 5-year-old girl was also found injured at the scene. Authorities believe Torres should have been with her mother.
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Eleia Maria Torres is 28 inches tall with brown eyes and brown hair. New Mexico State Police shared this photo of her with the Amber Alert:
Details remained limited during a Sunday press conference as investigators pleaded for information leading to Torres and those responsible for the “senseless act of violence.”