(CNN) The apparent kidnapping of a 16-year-old girl in The Bronx on Monday night was staged, a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN.

The teenager, Karol Sanchez, knew at least one of the people involved in the kidnapping, the source added, but the source could not provide further details or a motive.

Karol was walking with her mother along Eagle Avenue near East 156th Street about 11:20 p.m. Monday when two men jumped out of a car, snatched the teenager and pushed the mother to the ground, the New York Police Department initially said.

Video of the apparent kidnapping spread rapidly, and police sent out an amber alert on Tuesday morning.

Her mother had recently expressed interest in moving the family back to her native Honduras, according to two law enforcement sources. Police are investigating whether that may have been the impetus for the staged incident, the sources said.

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