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Apr 11, 2005 12:00 pm US/Eastern
The father of a 4-month-old girl shot the infant's grandfather Monday and then fled in a vehicle with the baby and her mother, authorities said.
A statewide alert was issued and the car stopped in a neighborhood about 56 miles west on Interstate 78 outside Phillipsburg.
Officers hid behind houses near the car, and a police helicopter hovered overhead.
The alert said the suspect threatened to commit murder and kill himself, but authorities did not release more details about the threats.
The girl's grandfather was struck in the leg and was expected to survive, said state police spokesman Stephen Jones. He said the shooting happened about 7 a.m.
An Amber Alert, sent to broadcasters and placed on highway message signs when a child is abducted, was issued shortly before 10 a.m. for Jada Saunders, who was described as a 4-month-old black girl.
She was taken by her father, Almutah Saunders, along with her mother, Erika Turner, in a 2001 gray-silver Honda Accord with New Jersey plates RJD-75V, possibly heading to the George Washington Bridge, according to the alert. It said that the suspect may be carrying a weapon.
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