Minnesota Amber Alert: 2-Year-Old Shannon Ingram Likely Taken By Non-Custodial Father, Officials Say

An Amber Alert was issued Sunday night after a 2-year-old boy named Shannon Yusef Ingram went missing in Minnesota.

Officials believe the toddler was taken by his non-custodial father.

The Apple Valley Police Department has requested the public's assistance in locating the missing child, who goes by Yusuf, according to CBS News.

The toddler was last seen wearing a blue Baby Shark hoodie, gray jeans and blue slip-on shoes.

It is suspected that his father, identified as Shannon Dawayne Ingram, 30, took the boy from an address in Apple Valley.

"He is a Black boy with brown eyes and brown hair," the Minnesota BCA (Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension) wrote on Twitter.

AMBER ALERT: The Apple Valley Police Department is requesting the public’s help finding an abducted 2-year-old boy named Shannon Yusef Ingram. He goes by Yusef. He is a Black boy with brown eyes and brown hair. pic.twitter.com/jLucTwv7ey
— Minnesota BCA (@MnDPS_BCA) October 31, 2022

"He was last seen wearing a blue Baby Shark hoodie, silver necklace, gray jeans and blue slip-on shoes. Police are looking for Yusef's non-custodial father, Shannon Dawayne Ingram, 30. He is believed to have taken Yusef from an address in Apple Valley," the Minnesota BCA noted.

Officials also released details about the suspect, described as a Black man with dreads, a beard and brown eyes.

"Shannon Ingram is approximately 5'10" tall, weighing 220 lbs. with brown eyes and black hair," the Minnesota BCA said.

The non-custodial father was wearing a royal blue-colored hoodie when he was last spotted, KSTP reported.

A vehicle believed to be involved in the child's disappearance was found on the 100 block of Ruth Street North in Apple Valley.

"If you have any information about this abduction, you're asked to call the Apple Valley Police Department at 651-322-2323 or 911," the Minnesota BCA added.

Described as "true emergencies," Amber Alerts are issued when "law enforcement believes that the child is in real danger of being hurt, or being killed," as per the Minnesota BCA.

Residents of Minnesota play a crucial role in getting Amber Alerts broadcasted, the Minnesota Amber Alert program coordinator Kris Rush said, according to the department, which also noted that 43 Amber Alerts have been issued in the state since the Minnesota Amber Alert program was established in 2002.

All the missing children, except one, were reportedly located alive.