Houston girl, 5, ‘abducted’ by 3 men in blue pickup

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Houston girl, 5, ‘abducted’ by 3 men in blue pickup, recently had brain surgery, police say

Authorities in the nation's fourth-largest city are searching for a missing 5-year-old girl last seen Friday with her stepfather, who claimed he was in and out of consciousness for nearly 24 hours after being beaten by three men who then abducted the child.

The Houston Police Department said an Amber Alert was issued Sunday for Maleah Davis, who had brain surgery in the past two months and requires medical care.

The girl's stepfather, Darion Vence, and his 2-year-old son were on the way to pick up Maleah's mother at Bush Intercontinental Airport around 9 p.m. when he was initially forced to pull over, according to HPD Detective Mark Holbrook.

"He hears a popping noise like he has a flat tire," Holbrook told reporters.

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Vence then told police that three Hispanic men then got out of a 2010 blue Chevrolet crew cab pickup truck and approached him while he was pulled over on U.S. 59.

Authorities in Houston are searching for Maleah Davis, 5, who may have been abducted.

"One of them makes a comment saying that Maleah looks very nice, looks very sweet," Holbrook said.

Vence then said he was hit on the head by one of the men and lost consciousness as the men took Maleah and drove off. The stepfather said he didn't really know where he was until 6 p.m. on Saturday when he woke up along the side of another highway with his son with him, according to ABC13.

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The 2011 Nissan Altima that Vence was driving, a 2011 Nissan Altima, was also apparently stolen by the alleged abductors. The vehicle was last seen driving through an intersection in Sugar Land, Texas around 3 p.m. on Saturday, ABC13 reported.

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1/2: Photos displayed at the media briefing: first is victim's stolen car, a silver 2011 Nissan Altima with TX paper tags 3092G9, seen on a traffic camera near Hwy 59 & State Hwy 6 in Sugar Land about 3 pm Saturday (May 4). Second is photo likeness of suspects' blue truck.

After coming to and wandering along a highway, police said Vence then went to the hospital Saturday night and reported Maleah as missing as he sought treatment for his injuries.

The Houston Police Department released a photo of Vence's father on Twitter that showed an injury to his forehead.

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Houston Police

2/2: Photo of assault victim, Mr. Darion Vence, who is Maleah's stepfather, stated he was unconscious for almost 24 hrs. Detectives ask anyone who saw Darion or Maleah after 9 pm Friday (May 3) to 6 pm on Sat to contact HPD Homicide 713-308-3600 or @CrimeStopHOU at 713-222-TIPS.

Authorities are not considering Vence a suspect or person of interest in Maleah's disappearance, according to The Houston Chronicle.

"I realize there's a lot of blanks in that story, but we're hoping that the public fill in the blanks," Holbrook told reporters.

Better quality, color photo taken by traffic camera of the stolen Nissan Altima with tags 330-92G9.  #hounews pic.twitter.com/UizXnhIC4h

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The girl's mother told ABC13 she was waiting for Vence at the airport but did not initially report him or daughter missing to police when they did not show up. After getting another family member to pick her up, Maleah's mother told the television station they called police Saturday morning to file a report because they were concerned about not hearing from Vence.