AMBER Alert canceled for 2-year-old boy in Kansas City, suspect in custody

UPDATE: The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the child has been located safe and the suspect is in custody.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An AMBER Alert has been issued by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation for a 2-year-old boy who was last seen in Kansas City, Missouri.

According to the KBI, at around 1:30 p.m. 2-year-old Jaxon Halley and his mother were forcibly taken at gunpoint during a domestic incident at their home.

KBI says the child and the mother were driven into Missouri where the mother escaped from the suspect just before 3:30 p.m. near Loose Park. However, the suspect kept Jaxon Halley and left in a unknown direction.

The child was last seen at the intersection of Myer and Wyandotte in Kansas City, Missouri. He was wearing a gray Nike hoodie, blue jeans and blue patches.

The suspect reportedly made statements to the mother that he would kill her and the child. Law enforcement believe the child is in imminent danger.

The suspect left in a unknown direction in Kansas City Missouri. He has been identified by KBI as Darryl Livingston Jr., 39, last seen wearing a multi-colored pink, purple and white basketball jersey with black jean shorts.

He’s considered armed and very dangerous. He stands 5’8″ and weighs 185 pounds. He has a tattoo with the word “cutthroat’ on the front of his neck.

The suspect vehicle is described as a silver 2016 Kia Forte with license tag 018JA6. KBI said the vehicle may be displaying a Missouri temporary tag.

Police are asking anyone with information to call 911 immediately.

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