Police continue homicide investigation of 10-year-old girl
Police in Chippewa Falls have arrested a juvenile suspect in connection to the murder of 10-year-old Liliana “Lily” Peters.
Chief Matthew Kelm announced the arrest in a press conference on Tuesday evening, where he would not disclose the name, gender or age of the suspect but said they were known to the murdered schoolgirl.
Police executed a search warrant at the home in North Grove Street where the 10-year-old was believed to have last been seen alive.
Following the search, the suspect was taken into custody, the police chief said.
Lily was reported missing around 9pm on Sunday night when she failed to return to her home on nearby East Birch Street from her aunt’s house on North Grove Street.
The schoolgirl’s bike was found close by hours later.
Then, at around 9.15am on Monday morning, Lily’s body was discovered in a nearby wooded area close to a walking trail by the Leinenkugel Brewing Company.
Lily’s cause of death is yet to be confirmed but investigators are treating it as a homicide.
The police chief said that there is no further danger to the public.
