( CNN ) -- Former Baltimore Orioles `` Iron man '' Cal Ripken Jr. said Friday that his 74-year-old mother is doing well after being abducted by a gunman last week , but he thinks the kidnapping might have been premeditated . `` Premeditated is my word , not law enforcement , '' Ripken told reporters . `` Certainly there was a plan . '' But the ex-baseball star then hedged , saying that `` quite possibly it could have been random . '' `` We really just do n't know why . '' Ripken 's mother safe after abduction . Violet Ripken is now safe and resting with relatives , he said . She has not yet returned home . `` You ca n't change your whole life and be fearful , '' Ripken said of the attack . `` But it certainly changes your perspective . '' Police in Aberdeen , Maryland , said a man with a gun showed up at her home between 7 and 8 a.m. Tuesday , and then forced her into her vehicle and drove off . She was found about 6:15 a.m. Wednesday in the back seat of her vehicle near her home . Her hands were bound but she was otherwise unharmed . Once she realized that she was alone in the car , the elder Ripken managed to stick a sweater out of the car window to attract attention , according to a source with knowledge of the investigation . Aberdeen authorities say they are still looking for motives in the case and have n't found evidence of ransom demands for the elder Ripken . `` At this time I can say we know of no ransom demand , '' Police Chief Henry Trabert told reporters last week . He also said police do n't know of any relationship between the suspect and the Ripken family . The suspect apparently put sunglasses on the woman and they drove around all day and made stops for gas , but made no mention of Cal Ripken Jr. , Trabert said . The gunman did take the elder Ripken 's credit cards and it appears he used them at several places , the chief said . Police are looking for a white male with a light , thin build in his late 30s to early 40s last seen wearing a light-colored shirt , glasses and `` camo pants . '' Police consider the man armed and dangerous . Authorities are currently trying to enhance video of surveillance footage from a nearby store , the source said . Cal Ripken Jr. achieved stardom as a shortstop and third baseman with the Baltimore Orioles and is a member of baseball 's Hall of Fame . He holds the Major League Baseball record the most consecutive games played -- 2,632 from 1982 to 1998 -- earning him the nickname `` Iron man . '' Police release photos of suspect in kidnapping of Cal Ripken 's mother . CNN 's Carol Cratty contributed to this report .
NEW : The elder Ripken managed to stick a sweater out of the car window to attract attention . She was shot by a gunman last night . Miss Ripken is safe and sound with family ; she has not yet returned home . Police in Aberdeen say a man with a gun came to her home Tuesday .