ANTIOCH, Calif. — A 7-year-old girl was kidnapped by a possibly armed man in Antioch Friday evening, prompting an Amber alert and frantic search for the suspect by the authorities.

[The 7-year-old Antioch resident (the name and photo have been removed from this website because the person is an alleged victim of sexual assault)] was reported to have been abducted by an unknown man at around 6:45 p.m. Friday from her residence on Hummingbird Drive in Antioch.

[The victim] was described as being an Asian female, 7 years old, 3 feet tall and weighing about 54 pounds. She was last seen wearing a neon pink scarf and jacket, gray jeans-style leggings, brown boots and was wearing her hair in a ponytail..

The suspect has been described as a Filipino man between 40 and 50 years old wearing a black beanie possibly armed with a black rifle, the CHP said.

The incident has prompted the California Highway Patrol to issue an Amber Alert Friday night for Alameda, Contra Costa, Sacramento, Solano and San Joaquin counties.

Anyone with information about her disappearance has been asked to call Antioch police at (925) 778-2441.

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