An Amber Alert issued for a 6-year-old boy from Lynnwood was canceled on Tuesday after the child was found safe, though investigators say the man believed to have taken him remains at large. Authorities are still actively searching for the suspect and have asked the public for help locating him. The boy himself was found unharmed, an outcome officials described with relief given how the night had unfolded.
The case began around 10 o'clock the previous night, when deputies were called to reports of a woman being thrown from a car near 148th Street Southwest in Lynnwood. When they reached her, they found the boy's mother with serious injuries to her head and face. What started as a report of an assault quickly grew into a search for a missing child.
According to deputies, the man drove off from the scene in the woman's vehicle with her 6-year-old son still inside. Investigators identified the suspect as 32-year-old Deivi Garcon Donado, described as the ex-boyfriend of the boy's mother. He is wanted in connection with multiple domestic violence crimes, and the abduction prompted authorities to issue the statewide alert overnight.
The search ended early the next morning in nearby Shoreline. Around 5:30 a.m., a family friend woke to find the little boy standing in their front yard, and he was not hurt. With the child located and safe, the Amber Alert was called off, but officials stressed that the danger had not fully passed because the suspect had not been caught.
Investigators believe the man is driving a silver 2010 Ford Fusion. Troopers noted that the Washington license plate on the car, reading CVF 8854, actually belongs to a different vehicle, a detail that could complicate efforts to spot it on the road. Authorities urged anyone who sees him or the car not to approach and to call 911 immediately.
For now, the focus remains on tracking down the suspect while the boy recovers with his family. Officials repeated their warning that the man should be considered dangerous given the violence reported at the scene and the open domestic violence cases against him. The quick discovery of the child in a quiet residential yard brought a tense overnight search to a calmer close, even as the investigation continues.