According to an Amber Alert issued for the girl, she was taken from her home on East View Drive in Wilkes-Barre by Walter Lewis.
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An Amber Alert has been issued for a 16-year-old Wilkes-Barre girl who was abducted Thursday night. He approached the vehicle Patterson arrived in wielding a firearm and ordered everyone out, according to the paper.
Police say Lewis has a handgun and is considered armed and risky.
Police said Lewis pistol-whipped a man who attempted to intervene.
Officials say Patterson is a 16-year-old black female with black hair and brown eyes.
Patterson recently filed a protection-from-abuse order against Lewis. She wore gray yoga trousers and a multi-colored t-shirt.
Lewis is about 5-feet, 5-inches tall and has black hair. He was last seen wearing a gray and black hoody.
Police ask anyone with information on Patterson or Lewis to call 911.
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Police said Lewis has no fixed address as he stays at different places.
