Girl, 10, is shot dead by stray bullet as her family lit fireworks to celebrate New Year’s
Girl, 10, is shot dead by stray bullet as her family lit fireworks to celebrate New Year’s
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A bullet was ‘fired into the air from an unknown location by an unknown subject’ said officials. A 10-year-old girl has been shot dead by a stray bullet just as her family lit the sky ablaze with fireworks to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Florida, say officials.
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Yaneliz Munguia was struck by a bullet in the back of the head after “celebratory gunfire” erupted in the early hours of Wednesday in a home near the 2100 block of Northwest 27th and 21st Street in Allapattah, said the Miami-Dade Police Department.
Police said the young girl suddenly collapsed at her home which prompted her parents to examine her for injuries. Hialeah Fire Rescue responded to the area of Palm Avenue and West 3rd Street where the young girl was swiftly taken to the Jackson Ryder Trauma Center.
But soon after, she was pronounced dead, said officials. A manhunt is now underway for the person responsible for pulling the trigger. Miami-Dade police said the “bullet [was] fired into the air from an unknown location by an unknown subject.”. Yaneliz had only just turned 10 years old days before the New Year celebrations ended in tragedy.
He struggled to hold back tears as he spoke of how difficult it was to explain to Yaneliz’s younger brother that she was no longer alive. Police are now seeking the public’s help to bring justice for Yaneliz and her family and are offering a reward of $5,000 for anyone who can lead them to an arrest.
