DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. — We're learning more about a kidnapping investigation that stretches from Charlotte into Davidson County. Police in Charlotte said a girl was held at gunpoint and taken, then later found in the Triad.
Davidson County deputies said the 17-year-old was found on the side of the road off of Highway 150 near Seven Oaks Drive. The location was more than an hour away from where she was taken.
"The victims were walking along Millerton Avenue and they were approached by a red vehicle," Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Detective Michael Melendez said. "We now know that was a red Acura stolen out of Monroe. The occupants robbed the victims and forced the kidnapping victim into the vehicle at gunpoint."
Melendez said there is no indication the suspects or teen knew each other. He said the other two victims in the incident are the ones who called 911. Then Davidson County deputies were notified and they found her a few hours later.
Davidson County Sheriff Rickie Simmons said they found the teen right before 8 a.m. that Saturday morning.
"Somehow the suspects to the kidnapping let the 17-year-old girl out on Highway 150, which our trailing unit quickly picked her up," Simmons said.
Simmons said they are glad they could assist and find the girl safely.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are still searching for the suspects and vehicle at this time. If you have any information on this case, you are asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.