An Amber Alert has been issued for 2 children after their mother was found dead.

The Amber Alert is for 2-year-old Alana and 3-year-old Arya. The children's mother was found shot to death in their Hanford, California home on Tuesday. The suspect in the murder of the children's mother and in the abduction of the young girls is their father, Jonathan Alexis Maldonado-Cruz. Maldonado-Cruz is considered armed and dangerous and is thought to be heading to the Mexican border. Anyone who has information concerning the suspect and the girls is asked to contact law enforcement immediately.