KENNER, La. — UPDATE: Suspect Diego Rodriguez-Salvador is in custody after police located his vehicle, made phone contact and he turned himself in at 5:30 p.m.
The Kenner Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a man wanted for kidnapping and raping a juvenile.
Police say they got a complaint that 23-year-old Diego Rodriguez-Salvador kidnapped a 13-year-old female from the Veterans Heights subdivision Tuesday night around 7:45 p.m.
Lt. Mark McCormick said Rodriguez was at the teen victim's house in Kenner and asked her to take a ride with him to the store. After agreeing to go with him she questioned Rodriguez when they weren't heading in the store's direction.
According to police, that's when Rodriguez produced a knife and drove the girl to his home in Kenner and raped her.
According to Kenner PD, Diego has an undocumented status in the United States, and detectives are working with Homeland Security Investigations to obtain any additional information that could assist in his identification or apprehension. 2.
If you have any information about this incident, please contact the Kenner Police at (504) 712-2222 or Crimestoppers at (504) 822-1111.
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