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Laylah Petersen

Case from Milwaukee, WI dated Nov 06, 2014

Victim Details

Laylah Petersen

Female

White / Caucasian

Milwaukee

WI

2014-11-06

5

Laylah

Petersen

06/21/2026

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Five-year-old Laylah Petersen, a Caucasian female, was tragically killed on the evening of November 6, 2014, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was sitting on her grandfather's lap inside his home near 58th and Fairmount when multiple gunshots were fired into the residence from outside. One of the bullets struck Laylah in the head, and she later died at a hospital. The shooting was a devastating case of mistaken identity, as the perpetrators targeted the wrong house.

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  • NY Daily News: 3 men arrested after Milwaukee girl, 5, fatally shot in head
  • FOX6Now.com: Chief Flynn on shooting of 5-year-old: “We’re going to find (the suspects), arrest them”
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