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Minneapolis shooting victim Aniya Allen remembered on ‘angelversery’
MPD looking for suspects on ‘angelversary’ of Aniya Allen
One 12 months after six-year-old Aniya Allen was shot and killed close to thirty sixth and Penn Avenues in Minneapolis, her household and lots of locally proceed to attend for solutions, as no arrests have been made.
(FOX 9) – One 12 months after six-year-old Aniya Allen was shot and killed close to thirty sixth and Penn Avenues in Minneapolis, her household and lots of locally proceed to attend for solutions, as no arrests have been made.
“We’ve been getting some leads, we want extra,” Minneapolis Police Lieutenant Richard Zimmerman informed FOX 9. His murder unit is working to seek out Aniya’s killer, with assist from the Minnesota BCA, however they want much more assist.
“We don’t develop this data on our personal, now we have to get it from the group,” Lt. Zimmerman mentioned.
Zimmerman doesn’t imagine Aniya’s household was focused within the taking pictures, however as an alternative thinks they possible drove into an space the place two teams of individuals had been taking pictures at one another.
“There was fairly just a few rounds fired up there. I actually don’t imagine this particular person knew that they hit this little lady,” he mentioned. “It was an accident, however they should be answerable for what they do.”
One 12 months later, with none arrests, legislation enforcement continues to ask somebody from the group to return ahead and do the best factor.
Memorial held one 12 months after taking pictures sufferer’s dying
A 12 months after the dying of Aniya Allen family and friends are gathering the place she was killed to recollect her life.
“You want that one who is aware of one thing, that thinks they know one thing, that has heard one thing. We’d like these calls and that’s how we put these circumstances collectively,” Zimmerman mentioned.
There’s now a $180,000 pool of reward cash for data resulting in an arrest. Police say they aren’t within the taking pictures, however solely find Aniya’s killer, to be sure that extra harmless younger lives aren’t misplaced to gun violence.
Final June detectives submitted a search warrant looking for permission to go looking the cellphone of a person linked to a gun presumably used within the taking pictures.
The paperwork say ballistic proof on the scene matched that gun to a different gun utilized in a taking pictures six days earlier than Aniya was killed.
However on Wednesday, investigators wouldn’t touch upon that lead.