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Amber Alert issued after 2 women found dead, child injured in New Mexico park
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Date:2025-04-17 20:42:18
Police in New Mexico issued an Amber Alert after two women were found dead in a park near Clovis on Friday and a 10-month-old baby was discovered missing.
Investigators believe the baby, Eleia Maria Torres, a daughter of one of the shooting victims, was abducted by the perpetrator at the time of the crime and is in immediate danger. Police described Eleia as 28 inches tall, and weighing 23 pounds. She has brown eyes and brown hair.
An Amber alert for Eleia was active Saturday morning.
Two women found dead, child injured in Ned Houk Park
Police were called to Ned Houk Park north of Clovis, New Mexico, at about 4:30 p.m. Friday, from a person who found two women dead. Officers who responded found the victims on the ground next to a silver Dodge minivan with gunshot wounds on their bodies, police said.
Officers also found a young girl at the scene with a gunshot wound to the head.
Police treated the child until Emergency Medical Services arrived to the scene to take the child to a hospital.
There was no immediate update on the girl's condition.
Police ID shooting victims
The two females were identified as Taryn Allen, 23, and Samantha Cisneros, 23. Both females were from Texico, New Mexico, about 10 miles east of Clovis. Officers found a baby stroller, bottle and car seat at the scene.
Eleia is Cisneros' daughter, police said.
If anyone has any information about the incident in Ned Houk Park, you are encouraged to contact the Clovis Police Department at 575–769–1921. For anyone that would like to remain anonymous can contact the police department tip411 program by going to www.police.cityofclovis.org.
This is a developing story. Check back here for updates.
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