Two women were found dead and a 5-year-old girl seriously injured in a park near Clovis, New Mexico, authorities said Sunday, as the FBI vowed to bring justice after what it called “heinous acts.” Meanwhile, police said they are looking for an abducted 10-month-old girl, the daughter of one of the victims. No suspect has yet been identified in the case.
Clovis Police Department
The police have identified the dead women as Samantha Cisneros and Taryn Allen, both 23 years old and from Texico, New Mexico. They said at least one of the women was fatally shot. The 5-year-old girl was seriously injured by a gunshot wound.
New Mexico State Police has issued an Amber Alert late Friday for the child, identified as Eleia Maria Torres. Authorities said she is 28 inches tall and weighs 23 pounds. She has brown eyes and brown hair.
Cisneros was the mother of both children and the girls' fathers were cooperating with investigators and were not considered suspects, according to police.
The women were found in a city park about five miles north of Clovis, with their purses and belongings next to the bodies, state police said.
Officers also found a car seat, a stroller and a bottle at the scene.
“Officers immediately began searching the area for the child,” police said.
A silver Dodge minivan belonging to one of the women was also found at the scene.
According to Amber Alert, the suspect may have been in a maroon Honda car, unknown model.
The FBI and Clovis police are asking the public to provide tips or leads and FBI Special Agent Raul Bujanda said no detail is “too small,” according to CBS affiliate KLBK-TV. reported.
Bujanda said the FBI will remain in Clovis until authorities discover who is responsible for “these heinous acts.”
Clovis is located in eastern New Mexico, close to the Texas border.
