MIAMI – A 9-year-old boy with autism who police said was abducted Thursday night in Miami-Dade County has been found dead, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement confirmed Friday morning as it canceled an Amber Alert for the child.
Authorities have not confirmed how Alejandro Ripley died or where his body was found, News 6 partner WPLG-TV reported. According to Miami-Dade police, the boy’s mother, Patricia Ripley, 47, was driving west on Southwest 88th Street from 157th Avenue when she noticed she was being followed by a light blue, four-door sedan.
Police said the driver tried to side-swipe Ripley’s car, forcing her to veer onto Southwest 158th Avenue. The car then blocked her and a passenger got out of the vehicle, ambushing Ripley and