CHP reports that both children have been found and the Amber Alert has been deactivated. Below is the original story: The California Highway Patrol issued an Amber Alert across much of Central and Southern California Wednesday as authorities searched for a man suspected of killing a woman in Kings County and abducting their two young daughters.

Authorities believe the girls’ father, who is said to be armed and dangerous, fled to Mexico with his daughters.

The California Highway Patrol issued an Amber Alert for Arya Maldonado, 3, and Alana Maldonado, 2, who were reported missing from Hanford, California.