"Thank God he was found:" Amber Alert canceled, 22-month-old Deangelo Gaines is safe

“Thank God he was found:” Amber Alert canceled, 22-month-old Deangelo Gaines is safe

"Thank God he was found:" Amber Alert canceled, 22-month-old Deangelo Gaines is safe

MILWAUKEE -- An Amber Alert has been cancelled in the search for 22-month-old Deangelo Gaines.

Officials say the child has been recovered safely.

The Amber Alert was issued around 11:00 a.m. The child was recovered safely within an hour.

The frantic search for the 22-month-old boy began in the parking lot of a JCPenney store in Wauwatosa around 6:30 a.m. Thursday.

JCPenney Furniture Outlet in Wauwatosa

"We received a 911 call here at the Wauwatosa Police Department from a witness who saw what they described as a male beating a female," Lt. Brian Zalewski with the Wauwatosa Police Department said.

Police responded to the scene on W. Burleigh, and they say the man took off in what was later determined to be a stolen vehicle -- leading police on a chase which was eventually called off by police.

It turned out, the man wasn't the only person in the vehicle.

"The one-and-a-half-year-old child -- he was in the vehicle at the time that this domestic violence incident occurred and in the vehicle at the time that the suspect fled from Wauwatosa police," Zalewski said.

Later Thursday morning, an Amber Alert was issued for Deangelo Gaines.

Amber Alert for Deangelo Gaines

"My phone exploded with everyone calling," Jovan Gaines, Deangelo's cousin said.

Jovan Gaines said at first, he couldn't believe the news that his baby cousin was missing.

"But then I went online and I saw his picture and I said 'Oh my God, that is him,'" Gaines said.

Deangelo Gaines

The Amber Alert was canceled within an hour -- after the suspect vehicle was spotted near 49th and Center in Milwaukee.

Deangelo Gaines was found at a home nearby.

Police say at least one adult was also there -- including the boy's father.

"The child was safe, unharmed, and not any type of danger. The child is currently with a family member," Zalewski said.

Jovan Gaines

"I thank God that he was found," Jovan Gaines said.

Police say this is turning out to be a complex investigation.

Zalewski says no one is in custody, but the boy's mother and father are being questioned by police.

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