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UPDATE: Amber Alert Vehicle Spotted In Santa Barbara County

4:23 p.m. UPDATE: The Solano County Sheriff's Department has updated the location as Santa Barbara County, not San Luis Obispo County.

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4:05 p.m. UPDATE: The Amber Alert has been canceled, despite the missing girl not being found.

The California Highway Patrol says since the vehicle has been found, the alert has been canceled. The search is still on for Pearl Pinson.

A man in the vehicle has been involved in a shootout with police and reports from the scene indicate evacuations are underway at a nearby trailer park.

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3:50 p.m. UPDATE: The Solano County Sheriff's Department is reporting the car in the Amber Alert has been spotted in San Luis Obispo County.

Media reports from the scene indicate shots have been fired in the area and a shootout may have occurred.

Tune in to the CBS13 News at 4 online for the latest on this developing story.

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VALLEJO (CBS13) — CHP has issued an Amber Alert in connection with the abduction of a Vallejo teen.

Solano County Sheriff's investigators are looking for a teenager seen yelling for help as a man pulled her away. Pearl Pinson, 15, was last seen on Wednesday morning at the I-780 pedestrian overcrossing in Vallejo with blood on her face.

Witnesses identified Fernando Castro, 19, as the one pulling her while he held a gun. He's being called a person of interest as police look for help finding them both.

Pinson was last seen wearing a gray sweater, black leggings and a black and turquoise backpack. Castro was wearing a black hoodie and glasses when he was last seen.

The vehicle they're traveling in is described as a 1997, gold four-door Saturn sedan with California license plate 5XZD385.

Deputies do not believe that Pinson was a stranger to Castro, and that she was taken against her will.

A tip line has been established for the community to report information they may have in this investigation. Please call 707-784-1963. If you have URGENT information please call Solano Dispatch at 707-421-7090 or by dialing 9-1-1.

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