A North Carolina Amber Alert came to an end in D.C. in the shadow of the Washington Monument Sunday evening.

Eleven-year-old Arieyana Forney was found by D.C. Police in a car connected to the Amber Alert and the driver, 36-year-old Curtis Atkinson Jr., was arrested with charges pending in the homicide of his parents, according to authorities. Atkinson is also the uncle of the 11-year-old girl.

On Sunday morning, Curtis S. Atkinson Sr., 63, and Ruby B. Atkinson, 62, were found dead inside their Charlotte, North Carolina home. An Amber Alert was issued for a 2005 White Impala after it was seen leaving the scene of the crime shortly before emergency crews arrived. Authorities say 11-year-old Forney was believed to have lived with the couple and was with the suspect(s) at the time of their escape.



Authorities say that around 8 p.m. Sunday, a female inside the vehicle called 911 and gave the operator approximate locations to her whereabouts. Police were able to locate the vehicle a short time later. As police attempted to pull the driver over, he fled the scene and a short pursuit followed which ended in a minor accident with no injuries. Police did not say if the caller was the 11-year-old girl, but she was rescued from the scene and was unharmed.

Police say 25-year-old Nikkia Cooper was also in the vehicle at the time of the arrest. She is being held by D.C. police on drug charges and detectives are investigating her possible involvement.

See D.C. Police report below:



This story was updated on Monday, April 3, 2017.

