Kidnapper Dead, Tampa Woman Still Missing: Police

Updated at 12:38 p.m.

TAMPA, FL — A 9-year-old girl was found safe Monday, but the whereabouts of a woman taken with her are still unknown, after the two disappeared from the 10400 block of Altman Street, Tampa Police said. The abductor has been found dead.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Monday that Briana Pagan had been safely found after disappearing Sunday. The location of 34-year-old Sylvia Pagan, who is reportedly Briana's mother, was unknown. An Amber alert did not identify Pagan as Briana's mother.

Before 2 a.m. Monday, suspected kidnapper Jovanni Caceres Steffani, 38, was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Suwannee County, Tampa authorities said.

Briana Pagan was also located safely in Suwannee County and the Amber Alert was lifted earlier in the day. Suwannee County is roughly 80 miles west of Jacksonville.

Sylvia Pagan was not found with Briana Pagan or Steffani, police said.

"As detectives diligently work to locate Sylvia Pagan, we are deeply concerned for her overall well-being," Tampa Police said in a news release.

Sylvia Pagan was last seen about 10 a.m. on May 12 in the 10400 block of Altman Street.

An Amber alert was issued around 1:30 a.m. Monday for the Pagans, and an hour later, it was canceled for Briana.

Police believe the mother could be in danger, Fox 13 reported.

The trio may have been traveling in a white Ford F150, authorities said.

Authorities ask anyone with information on their whereabouts to call Tampa Police, (813) 231-6130 or 911.