Woman found safe after video of possible abduction in Wichita

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The woman at the center of a possible abduction case has been found safe, according to the Wichita Police Department.

Around 3 p.m. Tuesday, investigators received a phone call from a woman who said she was the woman seen being taken in the video.

Police said the 35-year-old woman lives in the area where the video was recorded. Officers continued to interview her Tuesday, and said they are investigating the incident as a potential case of domestic violence involving her boyfriend.

Police said she did not suffer any significant physical injuries.

“We want to thank the public for sharing the video and still images that generated additional attention about this incident, we do believe it led the female to call us saying she was the person we were looking for,” WPD said in a news release.

Police said there is no danger to the public.

In the video, which was captured by a doorbell camera and released by the Wichita Police Department, the woman is heard letting out a scream as a man grabs her from behind and marches her back toward the street.

Nexstar's KSN spoke to the homeowner who caught the entire terrifying situation on camera. She said she didn't want her interview to be filmed, but told KSN she's shaken up by what she saw.

She also told KSN she does not know who the woman in the video was, or why she came to her home.

Neighbors who talked to KSN said the woman's blood-curdling scream had the whole community on edge.

"The community, we're all concerned," said neighbor Shawntrice Beard. "I stay really close. I stay right down the street, I've been staying here for approximately over a year now, and like I said, it's alarming to see this transpire and take place definitely in our community. Things do happen, but not like this."

"I know that if it happened to me, I would want the community actively trying to pursue and see what's going on," Beard continued. "I don't want it to be something unnoticed or just go unscathed without being investigated fully," she said.

"We're a community and we have to stick together," she said.