Authorities in Kings County on Thursday confirmed that two young girls believed to have been abducted by their father after the girls' mother was fatally shot have been found safe and the father arrested.

Update: Father took the two children to Mexico where he later surrendered to authorities. Original Story. The Kings County Sheriff’s Office Detective Unit, with assistance from

Deputies said he was tracked through cellphone across the Mexican-American border and was talked into surrendering Thursday morning.

An Amber Alert was issued Wednesday in the search for man sought in the killing of a woman in Central California.

Police have recovered two kidnapped girls whose mother was shot dead at a residence in Hanford, California, on Tuesday. Earlier that day, the woman's father -- who lived down the street -- had called police after he hadn't heard from her.

Two young girls who authorities say were abducted by their father in Kings County after he allegedly killed their mother, prompting an Amber Alert across much of Central and Southern California, were found safe and the man taken into custody,