Shocking surveillance footage has surfaced showing the moment a 7-year-old boy was kidnapped at gunpoint outside his Milwaukee home — while his father ran from the scene instead of intervening, as reported by The New York Post.
The incident occurred around 7 p.m. on Friday when young Jamal White Jr. was seen riding his bike in the driveway of his family’s home. A white Jeep circled the block and returned moments later, blocking the driveway.
Two individuals exited the vehicle and forcibly grabbed the child.
Milwaukee Police are investigating an abduction that occurred this evening. 7-year-old Jamal White was last seen near 60th and Good Hope Road in a white T-shirt and black shorts.
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Security footage obtained by WISN shows the boy’s father, Jamal White Sr., sprinting into the house while his son was being taken. Moments later, he re-emerged and slammed the trunk of his car in apparent frustration, but made no attempt to stop the suspects.
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White Sr. later took to Facebook to defend his actions amid growing public criticism. “Hell yeah I ran,” he wrote. “I ran im thinking they tryna rob me not take my damn baby.”
He continued, “Yalll slow we both alive n my baby tried to get away like I taught em… God had us the whole time obviously I did right my baby safe!”
The public backlash was swift. Social media users accused the father of abandoning his child in a critical moment. “Bro you ran in the house and slammed the door,” one user commented.
Another added, “I mean did you at least jog after the car?”
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An Amber Alert was not issued until nearly five hours after the abduction, despite the immediate threat and presence of video evidence. Jamal Jr. was found almost 24 hours later at a home located seven miles from where he was taken.
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Three individuals have since been arrested in connection with the case. Among them is the child’s uncle, 27-year-old Jamel K. White, who allegedly opened fire on a man and his son during the search for the missing child.
According to charging documents, he fired at their vehicle, striking a tree and an abandoned home nearby.
White was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety with a dangerous weapon. He appeared in court on Tuesday, where his bond was set at $20,000. A judge ordered that he have no access to firearms or dangerous weapons.
Two other men, a 27-year-old and a 25-year-old, were also taken into custody. One was arrested at the location where the child was abducted, and the other at the home where the child was eventually found.
Their identities have not been released, and no motive for the kidnapping has been made public.
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