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Woman able to escape after being abducted in Edmond Friday

Oklahoma County deputies were able to locate a woman less than an hour after they said she was abducted by three masked men Friday afternoon.

Woman able to escape after being abducted in Edmond Friday

Oklahoma County deputies were able to locate a woman less than an hour after they said she was abducted by three masked men Friday afternoon.

WHERE HE JOINS US LIVE RIGHT NOW. JASON, GUYS, THE GOOD NEWS IS THE WOMAN IS OKAY, BUT SHE WAS FOUND ABOUT 20 MILES AWAY FROM HERE IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA CITY. THESE SUSPECTS ARE STILL ON THE LOOSE TONIGHT. SHE WAS FOUND BY ONE OF OUR DEPUTIES A LITTLE WHILE LATER, APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES LATER, SHE WAS FOUND BEFORE SHE WAS FOUND SAFE. THE OKLAHOMA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS A 43 YEAR OLD WOMAN SHOWED UP IN THIS PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF A LOCAL COFFEE SHOP, AND SOON AFTER, MASKED MEN TOOK HER IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. FORCED INTO A VEHICLE BY THREE MEN WEARING SKI MASKS, POSSIBLY WITH GUNS. INVESTIGATORS THINK THESE SUSPECTS WERE AFTER HER, SPECIFICALLY, WE DO NOT BELIEVE THIS WAS A RANDOM KIDNAPING. WE DO BELIEVE THAT IT WAS A TARGETED KIDNAPING. AT THIS POINT, WE BELIEVE THE MOTIVE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ROBBERY, BUT WE’RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT ALL THE DETAILS. THE WOMAN WAS FOUND ON SOUTH MAY NOT FAR FROM SOUTHWEST 104TH IN OKC. OVER 20 MILES FROM THE SHOPPING COMPLEX AT NORTHWEST 178TH AND MACARTHUR IN EDMOND, INVESTIGUE ARE ASKING WHY, WITH NO CLEAR MOTIVE YET, IT’S THE MIDDLE OF THE DAYTIME. IT’S EXTREMELY UNUSUAL FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO TO JUST KIND OF HAPPEN. AND RIGHT NOW, LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT THE THREE SUSPECTS. THEY’RE BLACK MALES. THEY WERE WEARING MASKS. AND THAT’S THAT’S ABOUT ALL WE KNOW AT THIS POINT. NOW, THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE ALSO SAYS THEY’RE INVESTIGATING HOW THIS WOMAN GOT AWAY FROM THESE SUSPECTS. WE’RE TOLD TO EXPECT MORE DETAILS AT THE START OF NE
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Woman able to escape after being abducted in Edmond Friday

Oklahoma County deputies were able to locate a woman less than an hour after they said she was abducted by three masked men Friday afternoon.

Oklahoma County deputies were able to locate a woman less than an hour after they said she was abducted by three masked men Friday afternoon.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.The 43-year-old woman showed up in a parking lot in front of a local coffee shop, near Northwest 178th Street and MacArthur Boulevard, and was soon taken away by the men in broad daylight.“Forced into a vehicle by three men wearing ski masks, possibly with guns,” said Aaron Brilbeck, spokesperson for the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office.Investigators think the suspects were specifically after the woman.“We do not believe this was a random kidnapping; we think it was a targeted kidnapping; at this point, we believe the motive might have been robbery, but we’re trying to figure out all the details,” Brilbeck said.>> Download the KOCO 5 appThe woman was found on South May Avenue, more than 20 miles from the shopping complex she had been abducted from. “She was found by one of our deputies a little while later, about 40 minutes later, she was found,” Brilbeck said. “It’s the middle of the daytime, it’s extremely unusual for something like this to happen.”Brilbeck said little is known about the suspects, other than they are described as Black males and were wearing ski masks. Officials are also investigating how the woman was able to escape her abductors. More information about the incident is expected to be released next week.Top HeadlinesWoman kidnapped in Edmond has been found; suspects still at largeMan taken to hospital after road-rage shooting near downtown Oklahoma City, police sayWhat is mifepristone?Police search for suspect after man shot, killed at OKC apartment complex

Oklahoma County deputies were able to locate a woman less than an hour after they said she was abducted by three masked men Friday afternoon.

Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.

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The 43-year-old woman showed up in a parking lot in front of a local coffee shop, near Northwest 178th Street and MacArthur Boulevard, and was soon taken away by the men in broad daylight.

“Forced into a vehicle by three men wearing ski masks, possibly with guns,” said Aaron Brilbeck, spokesperson for the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office.

Investigators think the suspects were specifically after the woman.

“We do not believe this was a random kidnapping; we think it was a targeted kidnapping; at this point, we believe the motive might have been robbery, but we’re trying to figure out all the details,” Brilbeck said.

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The woman was found on South May Avenue, more than 20 miles from the shopping complex she had been abducted from.

“She was found by one of our deputies a little while later, about 40 minutes later, she was found,” Brilbeck said. “It’s the middle of the daytime, it’s extremely unusual for something like this to happen.”

Brilbeck said little is known about the suspects, other than they are described as Black males and were wearing ski masks.

Officials are also investigating how the woman was able to escape her abductors. More information about the incident is expected to be released next week.


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