AMBER ALERT! *UPDATED*

*UPDATED 3:48 PM from Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department*

​INDIANAPOLIS – On Monday, March 02, 2015 at approximately 3:30 a.m., officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) were dispatched on a 9-1-1 call to a home in the 1200 block of North Lasalle Street on a report of the caller’s children being abducted from the home at gunpoint. Upon arrival, the caller advised officers that three black males entered the home and abducted the children, who were described to be sixteen and thirteen years of age.

The abducted children are:

1.       Aaron Blackwell, 16, B/M,   5’11”, 180 lbs, shoulder length black, curly hair; last seen wearing a gray robe with red dots

2.       Emma Blackwell, 13, B/F, 5’5”, 150 lbs, long hair; last seen wearing –pink, white striped shirt, pink pants with yellow stripes

At this time, investigators with IMPD’s Missing Person’s Unit and the Indiana State Police, along with our federal law enforcement agency partners, continue to evaluate the information provided to them and at this time believe the children are in extreme danger. The motive for their abduction has not been determined, however; investigators do not believe this was a random act. At this time, the children's mother is cooperating with the investigation. Investigators will continue to follow all investigative leads ensuring the safe return of the abducted children.

The suspects in this case have been described as three black males possibly driving a black Cadillac Escalade and a black Dodge Charger. Anyone with information about this incident is urged to call 9-1-1, Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 262-TIPS or the Amber Alert Hotline at 1-888-58 AMBER. Any inquiries about this case shall be directed at the IMPD Media Relations Office by contacting (317) 327-3424 or by e-mail.