crime and punishment now. a 14-year-old georgia girl abducted from her own home in front of her family is safe tonight. two suspects are now in custody. the investigation, though, is nowhere near over. and authorities are looking at whether the kidnappers may have ties to the teen s family. martin savidge reports. this is a good day. reporter: the nightmare for a georgia teenager and her family ended 34 hours after it began. she is safe. the message delivered at a hastily called news conference. she s been reunified with her family. reporter: 14-year-old perez was found at a location about 25 miles from her home and she had never left the metro atlanta area. officials say two men are under arrest and at least two other suspects were still at large. including the men thought to have carried out the brazen kidnapping. according to authorities, it began just after 2:00 a.m. tuesday when the men burst into
they say they have leads they re following up on. meanwhile in that community they re releeing on two things, law enforcement and their faith. in the name of jesus we pray to you. reporter: friends and classmates pray for the safe return of ayvani hope perez as the frantic search for the kidnapped teen continued throughout the night. 14-year-old perez was violently taken from her suburban home in the middle of the night. they pried the back door and entered the residence. reporter: police say the men forced her way inside and perez s mother did what she could to spare the two teens. she tried to hide the kids, the dog was barking and these suspects shot the dog. reporter: the man demanded money and jewelry. when the mother said she didn t have either, authorities say the suspects grabbed ayvani and fled in a dark blue or gray car. now, helicopters hover overhead. investigation trucks patrol usually quiet streets. and neighbors are shocked. it doesn t make sense to me at a
fbi is getting involved. our martin savage has more on this. in the name of jesus we pray to you. reporter: friends and classmates pray for the safe return of ayvani hope perez as the frantic search for the kidnapped teen continued throughout the night. 14-year-old perez was violently taken from her suburban home in the middle of the night. they pried the back door and endered the residence. reporter: her mother did what she could to spare her two teens. she tried to hide the kids, the dog was barking and these suspects shot the dog. reporter: the man demanded money and jewelry. when the mother said she didn t have either, authorities say the suspects grabbed ayvani and fled in a dark blue or gray car. now, helicopters hover overhead. investigation trucks patrol usually quiet streets. and neighbors are shocked. it doesn t make sense to me at all. i just hope they don t do nothing to her. reporter: a suburban sense of
the community there just south of atlanta is the in shock. they can t believe that a home invasion would happen and that this young girl would be taken from her home in the middle of the night. there is a lot going on here. the fbi has taken the lead. it s a kidnapping, after all, and much they will not talk about, because they know a child s life is on the line here. but in the community, they re relying on law enforcement and they re relying on faith. in the name of jesus, we pray to you. friends and classmates pray for the safe return of ayvani hope perez as a frantic search for the kid.naed teen continued throughout the night. 14-year-old perez was violently taken from her suburban atlanta home in the middle of the night. they pried the backdoor into the residence. reporter: police say the men forced their way inside and her mother did what she could to spare her two teens. she tried to hide the kids, the dog was barking and the suspects shot the dog.