Amber Alert canceled for missing 7-month-old after urgent hunt for woman driving Ford Taurus in Indianapolis

AN infant who went missing in Indiana has been found after an AMBER Alert was issued on Tuesday night.

Jackson Shugars, a seven-month-old baby, was taken around 7.30pm during a carjacking on the West Side of Indianapolis.

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He was found safe just a few hours later, the Indianapolis Metro Police Department said in a tweet.

The suspect in his disappearance is a white woman driving a tan 2003 Ford Taurus. It has Indiana plates with the number TUN805.

She was last seen wearing a black and white jacket and black leggings.

“Just bring my grandbaby home,” Jackson’s grandmother Betty Spurlin told IndyStar on Tuesday night after he had been taken.

“We all need him. He’s the highlight of our life.”

She said that Jackson currently has to be fed special formula for his stomach and needs other medication.

“I won’t even involve police as long as we get Jackson back,” she said.

“You can have your freedom.”

The carjacking happened on the 4000 block of West Washington Street, FOX59 reported.

The vehicle was last seen heading eastbound on that road.

Jackson’s mother left him in the car momentarily to go inside a residence when the vehicle was taken.

She reported the incident to police at 7.45pm and is cooperating with the investigation.

Police have also spoken to the baby’s father.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department at (317) 327-6540 or 911.