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Kidnapping victim found safe

UPDATE:

According to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, the kidnapping victim, Karel Lopez-Hurtado, has been found safe with minor injuries. The suspects still have not been identified and this is an ongoing investigation. Call 911 or 719-520-6666 if you have information.

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Friday, January 3rd, at about 8:10 p.m., the Sheriff's Office Dispatch Center received a call regarding a robbery in the 18700 block of Birdseye View in Peyton, Colorado. 

The 911 caller stated the suspects were armed and there were five children in the home.

The investigation revealed four men dressed in jeans and black shirts had broken into the home and assaulted two of the children. The children were not seriously injured.

It was also learned an adult male had been kidnapped at gunpoint and taken.

A photo of the kidnapping victim, 24-year-old Karel Lopez-Hurtado, is pictured below.

The unknown suspects are considered armed and dangerous.

This is an active investigation and anyone with any information is asked to call 911 or the Sheriff's Office Tip Line at 719-520-6666.

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