Two children, Alana and Arya Maldonado, who were abducted from Hanford, have been found safe, and their father, Jonathan Maldonado-Cruz, has been taken into custody.

Two girls are believed to have been abducted by their father in Hanford, Kings County after their mother was found fatally shot.

Deputies are looking for 23-year-old Jonathan Alexis Maldonado-Cruz of Hanford who alleged shot and killed his ex-girlfriend and took two children with him. An Amber Alert was issued. The victim and suspect are the parents of the two children though they are ex-girlfriend and ex-boyfriend, Mazza said.