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| Caitlyn Williams: 9-year-old safely returned home after police fatally shot her kidnapper | Caitlyn Williams: 9-year-old safely returned home after police fatally shot her kidnapper |
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| A 9-year-old girl kidnapped by her uncle in Texas has been returned home safely. | A 9-year-old girl kidnapped by her uncle in Texas has been returned home safely. |
| Benbrook police said they have safely located Caitlyn Elizabeth Williams in a Louisiana motel. Police shot and killed the girl’s uncle Jessie Nicholas Williams, 24, after a struggle. | Benbrook police said they have safely located Caitlyn Elizabeth Williams in a Louisiana motel. Police shot and killed the girl’s uncle Jessie Nicholas Williams, 24, after a struggle. |
| Benbrook police said they have safely located Caitlyn Elizabeth Williams, 9, in a Louisiana motel. Police shot and killed the girl’s uncle Jessie Nicholas Williams, 24, after a struggle that left one FBI agent with a gunshot wound to the leg. | Benbrook police said they have safely located Caitlyn Elizabeth Williams, 9, in a Louisiana motel. Police shot and killed the girl’s uncle Jessie Nicholas Williams, 24, after a struggle that left one FBI agent with a gunshot wound to the leg. |
| Authorities confirmed that tracking the suspect’s cell phone, credit card purchases and receiving tips helped track down the missing girl after an Amber Alert was issued early Tuesday morning. | Authorities confirmed that tracking the suspect’s cell phone, credit card purchases and receiving tips helped track down the missing girl after an Amber Alert was issued early Tuesday morning. |
| Danielle James, a VIP Taxi cab driver, told WFAA that she picked up the girl and her uncle just days before the Amber Alert was issued. | Danielle James, a VIP Taxi cab driver, told WFAA that she picked up the girl and her uncle just days before the Amber Alert was issued. |
| "When I seen his picture on Facebook, my heart dropped and my phone dropped," she said. "Tears just came running down my face. I picked this guy up!" | "When I seen his picture on Facebook, my heart dropped and my phone dropped," she said. "Tears just came running down my face. I picked this guy up!" |
| Ms James said that she picked up the pair at a local Wal-Mart and drove them to a Days Inn motel in Bossier City. | Ms James said that she picked up the pair at a local Wal-Mart and drove them to a Days Inn motel in Bossier City. |
| "Nothing seemed out of place. When you're a cab driver, you can kind of feel a vibe or negativity. I didn't feel none of that,” she said. “The little girl, she seemed jolly and happy and just ready to get where she going." | "Nothing seemed out of place. When you're a cab driver, you can kind of feel a vibe or negativity. I didn't feel none of that,” she said. “The little girl, she seemed jolly and happy and just ready to get where she going." |
| Benbrook police spokesperson Sandy Eubanks told Dallas Morning News that an FBI task force officer was shot in the leg but is expected to make a full recovery. | Benbrook police spokesperson Sandy Eubanks told Dallas Morning News that an FBI task force officer was shot in the leg but is expected to make a full recovery. |
| Law enforcement officials had not disclosed a motive for the abduction. | Law enforcement officials had not disclosed a motive for the abduction. |