Three-year-old kidnapped in Savannah found safe, Savannah Police says

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - UPDATE (12:19): Savannah Police confirms that three-year-old Kiara Raynor has been found safe. 27-year-old suspect Tamorris Raynor has been located by police.

Wednesday, Savannah Police were alerted that a three-year-old that has been kidnapped.

According to police, they responded to a domestic incident in the 200 block of Sunderland Drive Wednesday morning.

Three-year-old Kiara Raynor was taken by 27-year-old Tamorris Raynor.

Tamorris is 6′3″ and 165 lbs. Police said he was considered armed and dangerous.

A nearby neighbor says a woman came to his door around 4 a.m., begging for help. He says she was banging on his door, saying her child’s father had pointed a gun at her.

She told him she had gotten into an argument with the child’s father and the child’s father had then taken him.

He let her use the phone to call 911, police showed up and started searching the neighborhood for the suspect, and says they were here for a few hours.

Savannah Police say they believe the suspect abandoned his car, and he’s believed to be on Savannah’s southside.

The neighbor said, “she was like ‘I just want to get my child,’ so hopefully I pray for her that she can get her baby before she goes home.”

The 27-year-old was later found inside a home at the 200 block of Sunderland drive.

Police say Tamorris Raynor came out willingly, this was after the suspect allegedly assaulted the mother of his child.

Thankfully, The three-year-old had already been found safe with family in Savannah by then.

Police say a family member was able to get the three-year-old, and police then intercepted them to make sure he was safe.

“The family member came over because they said the child was there, when they go there they found the child, took the child with them and were able to stop them because we had eyes on them,” said SPD Special Victims Unit, Sgt. Michael Rowan. “The main concern was that apparently when he left, he left with the child, and we were concerned where it was because he doesn’t have custody of the child, so he’s not supposed to have the child. And the manner that he took the child, we were concerned for the child’s safety.”