Family of slain 6-year-old girl asks public for help with finding killer
MIAMI – Miami-Dade County State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle and Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo stood with the grieving family of a slain 6-year-old girl on Monday.
Chassidy Saunders was killed on Jan. 16 in Miami. Acevedo said “a little angel” was coming out of a birthday party, “a celebration of life” when she was killed.
Acevedo said that even members of gangs know that children are off-limits. He had a message for the people who have information about the case: “Don’t be a coward and don’t stand up for a coward.”
Chassidy’s father and mother took turns holding Chassidy’s brother who they said regularly asks about what happened to his sister. Chassidy’s grandmother pleaded for
Chassidy’s family, Fernandez Rundle and Acevedo asked anyone with information about the fatal shooting to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.
