A suspect is under arrest in connection with the death f Lily Peters. Chippewa Falls Police Chief Matthew Kelm says they arrested a juvenile on suspicion of killing 10 year old Illiana “Lily” Peters.
No word yet on how the two were connected. Police found Peters’ body on Monday in a wooded area after her family reported her missing on Sunday night.
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Chippewa Falls Police Chief Matthew Kelm says there are no other suspects in the case.
And now, the next steps involve banding together for Lily.
There was a vigil held last night in Lily’s memory at a Chippewa Falls church and at Leinenkugel’s Brewery. A resident has launched a petition drive to create a program called a “Lily Alert” that would notify communities more quickly and enable a faster response in cases such as this one.
The petition drive has already collected more than 17-thousand signatures.
