An Amber Alert was issued in Minnesota after a pregnant woman and her four children were kidnapped at gunpoint by her boyfriend.
Authorities are searching for Nikkole Dobson, 33, after they say she and her children Brandon, 14, Haley, 11, Gracie, 7, and Chloe, 3, were kidnapped by Chad Aanerud, 35. .
In a request for assistance shared on social media, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Aanerud is suspected of killing a man before kidnapping him.
The office says Aanerud is Dobson’s boyfriend, who is also pregnant, and was seen driving a white 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan.
He reportedly arrived at an address in Brainerd and fired a rifle into the ceiling before forcing Dobson and his children to leave with him.
Authorities say her children Brandon, 14, Haley, 11, Gracie, 7, and Chloe, 3, were kidnapped by Aanerud.
Nikkole Dobson and his children were forced into a vehicle by Aanerud after he arrived at an address and fired a rifle at the roof.
In a request for assistance shared on social media, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Aanerud, seen here, is suspected of killing a man before kidnapping him.
Before that, they said he is the suspect in shooting a man to death at a separate nearby address and setting fire to a home on that property.
Officers say they do not know which direction Aanerud took and have advised the public not to approach him.
According to Minnesota state public records, Aanerud has been convicted of multiple felonies.
