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Union County infant found safe after Amber Alert
An infant girl from Union County was found safe early Saturday shortly after an Amber Alert for her was issued, authorities said.
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MARSHVILLE, N.C. — An infant girl from Union County was found safe early Saturday shortly after an Amber Alert for her was issued, authorities said.
The alert for 5-month-old Ashuari Nyashia Rushing, of Marshville, was issued at midnight Friday and canceled around 2 a.m. Saturday.
Marshville police said that Ashuari was found unharmed.
Her alleged abductor – identified as her mother, 23-year-old Melissa Ann Rushing – had not been located early Saturday, police said. She was last seen driving a green Ford Explorer with a North Carolina license plate.
More details about the alleged abduction have not been released.
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