Abducted teen Ayvani Hope Perez found alive

AYVANI Hope Perez, the 14-year-old girl missing for the past two days, has been found alive in Clayton County, Georgia.

The Clayton County Sheriff's department said two suspects had been taken into custody.  Alberto Rodriguez, 40, and Wildred Jackson, 29, are being held by police, however they are not the two men that are believed to have kidnapped the girl at her Atlanta home on Tuesday moing.

At a 1:30pm press conference the FBI said there were "potential suspects still at large" and were unable to comment on a number of details because they said their investigation was still ongoing.

Ayvani, they said, was found in good health however and there was no violence associated with the apprehension of Jackson and Rodriguez.

Earlier NBC News reported that the gunmen who snatched a teenage girl in the botched home invasion have demanded a $10,000 ransom.  That was quickly raised to $100,000

Police had been searching for the two unidentified men who abducted Ayvani.

She was at home with her mum, brother and dog when the gunmen broke in through the back door about 2am on Tuesday.

'She's safe!': Home invaders stole Ayvani Hope Perez, 14, away from her family Tuesday. The teen was retued to her family safe and sound Wednesday

Clayton County police officers stand guard near a house where 14-year-old Ayvani Hope Perez was kidnapped on Tuesday during a home invasion, in Ellenwood, Georgia.

They shot and killed the dog before snatching the girl.

A law enforcement official close to the investigation confirmed to Atlanta Joual-Constitution that the kidnappers demanded a ransom for her release.

Ayvani's aunt, Suky Guerrero, told the newspaper that family members were trying to raise the cash.

The FBI issued a nationwide Amber Alert.

Suspects in the abduction of Ayvani Hope Perez.

Police had been stopping and searching cars as part of the nationwide manhunt.

Clayton County police officer Phong Nguyen told NBC affiliate WXIA that Ayvani's mother actually tried to hide the two kids.

"There was a little dog in the house and it started barking so the intruders shot the dog. They demanded money and jewellery from the mother," he said.

The mother said she didn't have any cash of value so they took Ayvani instead.

"Her 15-year-old brother was not harmed," police said.

The family took the dog to the vet but it did not survive.

Police said the armed suspects were driving a dark-blue Dodge or grey Chevrolet Impala.

A prayer vigil for the teen's safe retu was held on Tuesday evening at Dutchtown High School.

"She's a really good kid," Lori Burroughs, who taught Ayvani at Dutchtown Middle School, told NBC News.

"She's really tiny, but she can be feisty - so I think that could be a good thing in this situation."