10-Year-Old Boy Found After Being Kidnapped During Robbery in Dallas

Why the boy was taken was not immediately clear.

ByABC News
June 27, 2016, 10:01 PM

— -- A 10-year-old boy who was kidnapped during a gunpoint robbery in Dallas this afternoon was found safe in the city several hours later, authorities said.

An Amber Alert was issued for 10-year-old Nicholas Fierros Jr. after he was kidnapped at gunpoint during a robbery in Dallas this afternoon.

The boy was visiting family when 3 men in black clothing broke in and demanded money, the Dallas Police Department said.

The gunmen allegedly restrained a relative while another minor who was hiding called 911, police said.

The suspects then fled with the 10-year-old, police said.

Just before 10 p.m., the Dallas PD tweeted that he had been found safe. There were no further details.