10-month-old baby is missing in the USA; mother was found dead in park

Authorities in New Mexico are searching for a 10-month-old girl they say was kidnapped from a park where her mother and another woman were found dead and the child's 5-year-old sister was found injured.

“Investigators believe Eleia Maria Torres was kidnapped by the perpetrator of this crime and is in immediate danger,” the Clovis City Police Department said in a news release.

Eleia has brown hair and eyes, according to an alert issued.

Police discovered the child was missing after responding to a call shortly before 4:30 pm on Friday about two women found dead in Ned Houk Park near Clovis, a city in eastern New Mexico that is more than 200 miles away. east of Albuquerque.

The women, both 23, were found with “apparent gunshot wounds” on the ground near a minivan, the police statement said.

The women were identified by investigators as Samantha Cisneros, Eleia's mother, and Taryn Allen.

The 5-year-old was found with a “head injury,” police said, and was rushed to a hospital for treatment.

She is recovering from her injuries, police said at a news conference on Sunday.

The girls' parents have been working with the investigation team, police said at a news conference.

At the scene, officers also discovered “an infant car seat, a stroller and a small bottle” and began searching for a child, police said.

“Through interviews with family members, investigators learned that Samantha Cisneros was the mother of the child found at the scene and was also the mother of a 10-month-old child, Eleia Maria Torres,” the press release said.

The FBI is assisting local police in the investigation.

“I promise the FBI will be with Clovis until we find Eleia and find the individual or individuals responsible for these horrific acts,” said Raul Bujanda, special agent in charge of the FBI Albuquerque Division, during the press conference.