5-year-old girl's heart donated after she's killed while sitting in grandpa's lap

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Authorities have offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Laylah Petersen's killer


MILWAUKEE, D.C., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The heart that belonged to Laylah Petersen, the 5-year-old Wisconsin girl shot in the head in her living room last week, will go on beating for another child. Laylah was killed Thursday as she sat in her grandfather's lap when an unknown gunman sprayed their Milwaukee home with about a dozen bullets.

Police said Saturday the family had donated Laylah's heart to another child.

"She's going to be in our hearts, like her little baby heart is going to be in somebody else's," Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn said. "She will always be remembered -- not just by her family, but by that family that she has given her little heart to."

Police say they have little information that could explain why someone shot at Laylah's house.

"Quite frankly, at this point we're befuddled as to motive for this crime," said Capt. Aaron Raap, commander of the Metropolitan Investigations Division. "Normally when we respond to shootings of individuals in most circumstances that victim is the intended target of that shooting."
"In this case, at this point, we believe that this bullet read 'to whom it may concern.' And that concerns all of us and it should concern everybody in our community."
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Still, investigators believe the shooting was targeted because all 12 bullets they believe were fired hit just one house. Police say it's possible the shooters had the wrong house.

The Milwaukee branch of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said there was a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.



Laylah Petersen, 5, shot in the head, heart donated - UPI.com


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It took a jury just 20 minutes to find a 19-year-old Milwaukee man guilty of reckless homicide Wednesday in the shooting death of Sierra Guyton, the 10-year-old girl caught in a cross-fire at the Clarke Street Elementary School playground in May.


A prosecutor had argued that Sylvester Akeem Lewis acted in "utter disregard for human life" when he engaged in gunfire in the proximity of up to 50 children on the playground.






Milwaukee man convicted in shooting death of 10-year-old Sierra Guyton
 
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Locutus said:
Authorities have offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Laylah Petersen's killer


MILWAUKEE, D.C., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The heart that belonged to Laylah Petersen, the 5-year-old Wisconsin girl shot in the head in her living room last week, will go on beating for another child. Laylah was killed Thursday as she sat in her grandfather's lap when an unknown gunman sprayed their Milwaukee home with about a dozen bullets.

Police said Saturday the family had donated Laylah's heart to another child.

"She's going to be in our hearts, like her little baby heart is going to be in somebody else's," Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn said. "She will always be remembered -- not just by her family, but by that family that she has given her little heart to."

Police say they have little information that could explain why someone shot at Laylah's house.

"Quite frankly, at this point we're befuddled as to motive for this crime," said Capt. Aaron Raap, commander of the Metropolitan Investigations Division. "Normally when we respond to shootings of individuals in most circumstances that victim is the intended target of that shooting."
"In this case, at this point, we believe that this bullet read 'to whom it may concern.' And that concerns all of us and it should concern everybody in our community."
​
Still, investigators believe the shooting was targeted because all 12 bullets they believe were fired hit just one house. Police say it's possible the shooters had the wrong house.

The Milwaukee branch of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said there was a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.



Laylah Petersen, 5, shot in the head, heart donated - UPI.com


I hope they find these fukkin' animals soon.







related:


It took a jury just 20 minutes to find a 19-year-old Milwaukee man guilty of reckless homicide Wednesday in the shooting death of Sierra Guyton, the 10-year-old girl caught in a cross-fire at the Clarke Street Elementary School playground in May.


A prosecutor had argued that Sylvester Akeem Lewis acted in "utter disregard for human life" when he engaged in gunfire in the proximity of up to 50 children on the playground.






Milwaukee man convicted in shooting death of 10-year-old Sierra Guyton
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What is damn near as criminal is the taxpayer having to be on the hook to support these f**king lunatics for the next 50 years!
 
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Sad irony that by killing her the murderer indirectly saved another child.

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What is damn near as criminal is the taxpayer having to be on the hook to support these f**king lunatics for the next 50 years!
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Cheaper than the alternative if you look at the US.
 
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Sad irony that by killing her the murderer indirectly saved another child.



Cheaper than the alternative if you look at the US.
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I don't understand that. How much juice can ol' Sparky burn for a 10 minute job?

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Sad irony that by killing her the murderer indirectly saved another child.
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So I guess he'll probably get credited for one act of heroism to offset the murder and everything should be hunky dory!
 
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I don't understand that. How much juice can ol' Sparky burn for a 10 minute job?
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Its not the execution methods that makes it expensive. Its the appeals. Those things tend to add up to much more than it would be to just keep the person in jail for life. You could of course change the laws to not allow them but that would almost guarantee the execution of an innocent person. Last I checked there were around 120-130 death row prisoners who have been found to be wrongfully convicted since 1976. If not for the appeals they'd be dead.
 
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WLDB said:
Its not the execution methods that makes it expensive. Its the appeals. Those things tend to add up to much more than it would be to just keep the person in jail for life. You could of course change the laws to not allow them but that would almost guarantee the execution of an innocent person. Last I checked there were around 120-130 death row prisoners who have been found to be wrongfully convicted since 1976. If not for the appeals they'd be dead.
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Good point, but the problem there is not the death penalty per se but "smoking gun" cases vs. non "smoking gun" cases- you can't go stringing a guy up without direct evidence like D.N.A., reliable eye witnesses, blood on his hands, caught in the act etc. I think many of the unfortunates are as a result of testimony from a criminal who has a lot to gain, or a corrupt cop trying to get a promotion. But that stuff shouldn't delay sentencing for the "Bundys" or "Ridgeways".
 
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JLM said:
Good point, but the problem there is not the death penalty per se but "smoking gun" cases vs. non "smoking gun" cases- you can't go stringing a guy up without direct evidence like D.N.A., reliable eye witnesses, blood on his hands, caught in the act etc. I think many of the unfortunates are as a result of testimony from a criminal who has a lot to gain, or a corrupt cop trying to get a promotion. But that stuff shouldn't delay sentencing for the "Bundys" or "Ridgeways".
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Down hereabouts, a criminal who has a lot to gain and a corrupt cop trying to get a promotion ARE "reliable eyewitnesses." As are "experts" with Ph.Ds in dog-walking. Though I recollect y'all had a little trouble with them yourselves.
 
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Tecumsehsbones said:
Down hereabouts, a criminal who has a lot to gain and a corrupt cop trying to get a promotion ARE "reliable eyewitnesses." As are "experts" with Ph.Ds in dog-walking. Though I recollect y'all had a little trouble with them yourselves.
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So you are saying a convicted criminal would be a reliable witness?
 
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