Overview

• The AMBER Alert was activated Wednesday afternoon after 3-week-old Dior Gooch was abducted from her guardian’s Columbia Heights home around 9 a.m.
• Police identified the suspect as 37-year-old Ashley Marie Gooch, who allegedly threatened the guardian before fleeing westbound on 37th Avenue at University Avenue with the infant in a stroller.
• Under the alert, Dior was described as a black female infant with black hair and brown eyes wearing a white top and blue bottoms.
• Coordinated efforts by the Columbia Heights Police Department and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension led to the recovery of both the baby and the suspect unharmed in Minneapolis.
• Investigators continue to urge anyone with information to contact Columbia Heights police at 763-427-1212 or call 911.