(UPDATE) Statewide Amber Alert For Abducted Minnesota Infant

(UPDATE) The Columbia Height Police Department is canceling the alert for Ashley Gooch and Dior Gooch. Both have been located safe in Minneapolis, MN.

Thank you to everyone that assisted in locating and for sharing the information.

Columbia Heights, MN (KROC-AM News) - A statewide Amber Alert has been issued for an abducted infant.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is reporting that 3 week old Dior Gooch was taken from the home of the child's guardian in Columbia Heights by 37-year-old Ashley Marie Gooch. The alert also states that the woman threatened violence against the guardian.

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The Columbia Heights Police Department says Ashley Gooch was last seen around 9 o'clock this morning on foot, pushing a stroller at the intersection of University Avenue and 37th Avenue in Columbia Heights.

Ashley Gooch is described as black, 37 years old, 5' 5", 158 pounds with brown hair and pink braids. She was last seen wearing an orange and white sundress and carrying a black backpack.

Anyone who has seen the missing child or the woman, or has information about their whereabouts, is asked to contact the Columbia Heights Police Department at 763-427-1212 or call 911.

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