Mother Shot, Brothers Missing: Police Issue Amber Alert

Two brothers are missing and police say the man who took them could be heading for Mexico.

27-year-old Jose Luis Ortega is a shooting suspect. Police say he kidnapped 5-year old Diego Fabien Ortega and his brother, 3-year old Luis Gonzalo Ortega. Photo: CHP

(SUNLAND, Calif.) - The California Highway Patrol issued an Amber Alert Sunday afternoon after two children were abducted and their mother shot multiple times in Sunland. They say the suspect is armed and believed to be heading to Mexico.

One of the kids, 5-year old Diego Fabien Ortega, is a Hispanic male. He was last seen wearing a blue and green checkered shirt, blue jeans, and white shoes.

3-year old Luis Gonzalo Ortega, a Hispanic male is also missing. He was last seen wearing a red checkered shirt.

The suspect is 27-year-old Jose Luis Ortega, a Hispanic male, 5'6" tall, 180 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. When last seen he was wearing a white shirt and jeans.

The CHP says the suspect vehicle is a 1998 black Ford Ranger pickup truck with California license plate 7Z19738.

Anyone with any information on this abduction is asked to call 911.