Woman seen in Ring camera video that captured 'possible abduction' found safe: Police
Police in Kansas said a woman seen on home surveillance footage in a "possible abduction" has been found safe.
The incident happened early Sunday at approximately 2 a.m. in a neighborhood in Wichita, police said. The homeowner reported she had Ring doorbell camera footage "showing a female being grabbed by a male, and then forced away from the area," Wichita Police Capt. Todd Ojile said during a press briefing earlier Tuesday.
The Wichita Police Department released the footage while attempting to identify the woman and man and had urged the woman to contact them during a press briefing earlier Tuesday.
Police said in an update that a 35-year-old woman who lives in the area where the footage was captured did contact Wichita police investigators around 3 p.m. Tuesday "claiming to be the individual investigators were attempting to identify."
"Investigators immediately responded to her location, made contact, and transported her to City Hall for further investigation," police said.
The incident is believed to be a "case of domestic violence between the female and her boyfriend," police said, adding that the woman does not have "any significant injuries."
"We are continuing our investigation into the video and if the case will be presented to the appropriate attorney’s office for formal charging consideration," police said.
Police released the video on Monday while attempting to identify the man and woman in the footage.
A $2,000 reward was being offered for tips leading to the identification of the man or woman seen in the video, police said earlier Tuesday.
"Our main concern is the safety and welfare of woman seen in that video," Wichita Police Chief Joe Sullivan said during a press briefing earlier Tuesday.
Responding officers canvassed the area for any other footage or witnesses, though the Ring camera video was the only footage of the incident, according to Ojile.
The woman screams out in the video, though police have been unable to confirm what she said, according to Wichita Police Capt. Aaron Moses.
Moses said during Tuesday's press briefing that police were "concerned" by the footage and "acted quickly to get that information," and they didn't have anything to imply this was a hoax.
"Our priority here remains that female's safety and verifying that she is safe," Moses said earlier Tuesday while urging the woman in the video to contact them "so that we can verify that you are safe, and then we will continue our investigation to what occurred."
Police said they had reached out to regional and federal law enforcement partners for assistance.
