Photos: 14-year-old girl kidnapped from Clayton County home

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Photos: 14-year-old girl kidnapped from Clayton County home

Sept. 17, 2013: 14-year-old girl kidnapped from Clayton County home

Serena Campbell, 14, (left) and Ayden Collazo, 14, (right) put their heads together while praying at a vigil for Ayvani Hope Perez Tuesday evening.

Alani Powell, 14, (with headband) hugs Serena Campbell, 14, at a prayer vigil for Ayvani Hope Perez Tuesday evening.

Monica Diaz, 15, a friend of Ayvani Hope Perez, attends a prayer vigil Tuesday evening.

Clayton County police Lt. Mark Richards talks to the media. Ayvani Hope Perez was kidnapped by two armed men during a home invasion in the 3800 block of Brookgate Drive, authorities said.

A Levi’s Call alert has been posted for Ayvani Perez, a 14-year-old Clayton County girl abducted from her family’s Ellenwood home early Tuesday.

Ayvani Hope Perez was kidnapped by two armed men during a home invasion in the 3800 block of Brookgate Drive, authorities said.

Veronica Chavez is a close friend of the family of Ayvani Hope Perez, who was kidnapped by two armed men during a home invasion in the 3800 block of Brookgate Drive.

The kidnapping left some in the neighborhood off Grant Road just east of I-675 stunned and frightened.

The kidnapping left some in the neighborhood off Grant Road just east of I-675 stunned and frightened.

The kidnapping left some in the neighborhood off Grant Road just east of I-675 stunned and frightened.

The kidnapping left some in the neighborhood off Grant Road just east of I-675 stunned and frightened.

The kidnapping left some in the neighborhood off Grant Road just east of I-675 stunned and frightened.

The kidnapping left some in the neighborhood off Grant Road just east of I-675 stunned and frightened.

The kidnapping left others in the neighborhood off Grant Road just east of I-675 stunned and frightened. JOHN SPINK/jspink@ajc.com

Police said the home invasion was apparently random. JOHN SPINK/jspink@ajc.com

The teen was last seen being taken from the home in a gray Dodge. JOHN SPINK/jspink@ajc.com

The kidnapping left others in the neighborhood off Grant Road just east of I-675 stunned and frightened. JOHN SPINK/jspink@ajc.com

Police said the mother tried to hide her two children, but the gunmen found the family, along with the family’s dog, and demanded money and jewelry.

Clayton County police spokesman Phong Nguyen told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the suspects pried open a back door of the home about 2:15 a.m.

According to the alert, Ayvani Hope Perez was kidnapped by two armed men during a home invasion in the 3800 block of Brookgate Drive.

Law enforcement released these composite sketches of the men suspected of taking 14-year-old Ayvani Perez.

Law enforcement released these composite sketches of the men suspected of taking 14-year-old Ayvani Perez.

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Serena Campbell, 14, (left) and Ayden Collazo, 14, (right) put their heads together while praying at a vigil for Ayvani Hope Perez Tuesday evening.

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