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CLEAR Alert out of Aransas Pass discontinued

Police said the woman was injured but given medical attention and is now "safe from her captor."
Credit: KHOU

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Aransas Pass Police put an alert out Thursday night regarding a woman last seen late Wednesday night, who may have possibly been abducted. 

The missing person's alert was discontinued at 2:42 a.m. Friday morning.

APPD said the woman was found in Portland after local news picked up the CLEAR Alert. The woman was injured and required medical attention, police said. Police continued that she was now "safe and away from her capturer." 

APPD said the suspect, Joseph Torres, was wanted for aggravated kidnapping and was to be considered dangerous. 

Torres was involved in a chase and shootout with APPD officers early Sunday morning and was killed, police said. 

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