Couple found safe after targeted kidnapping; 2 suspects arrested, 1 at large

The victims were medically cleared to be reunited with their family.

September 7, 2023, 1:11 PM

A man and woman who were taken from their San Antonio home in a targeted kidnapping have been found safe, and two suspects are in custody, police said Thursday.

Officers responded to the couple's home around 6 a.m. Wednesday and found five children -- believed to be the victims' -- inside and unharmed, San Antonio police said.

The children told police the unknown suspects broke in and "forcefully" took the victims, who are in their late 30s.

PHOTO: San Antonio police are trying to locate a couple who reportedly was kidnapped from their home in San Antonio, Sept. 6, 2023.
San Antonio police are trying to locate a couple who reportedly was kidnapped from their home in San Antonio, Sept. 6, 2023.
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Investigators "worked throughout the night, [and] we were able to determine where these individuals were being held," San Antonio Police Sgt. Washington Moscoso said.

Two suspects -- Felipe Valdez, 40, and Xhavier Martinez, 29 -- were taken into custody for aggravated kidnapping, police said, and the victims were medically cleared to be reunited with their family.

PHOTO: Two suspects -- Felipe Valdez, 40, and Xhavier Martinez, 29 -- were taken into custody for aggravated kidnapping for allegedly taking a couple from their San Antonio home.
Two suspects -- Felipe Valdez, 40, and Xhavier Martinez, 29 -- were taken into custody for aggravated kidnapping for allegedly taking a couple from their San Antonio home.
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PHOTO: Two suspects -- Felipe Valdez, 40, and Xhavier Martinez, 29 -- were taken into custody for aggravated kidnapping for allegedly taking a couple from their San Antonio home.
Two suspects -- Felipe Valdez, 40, and Xhavier Martinez, 29 -- were taken into custody for aggravated kidnapping for allegedly taking a couple from their San Antonio home.
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A third suspect remains at large, police said.

Moscoso did not release a motive but said it "wasn't a random act."

"This was a targeted kidnapping, aggravated kidnapping, to this particular family," Moscoso said.