Family of slain 6-year-old girl asks public for help with finding killer

MIAMI ā€“ 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, ā€œa little angelā€ was coming out of a birthday party, ā€œa celebration of lifeā€ when she was killed.

ā€œJust come forward and let us know who did this to our baby. Itā€™s very hard to wake every day knowing that Chassidy is not with us,ā€ said Sharon Cullins, Chassidyā€™s grandmother.

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: ā€œDonā€™t be a coward and donā€™t stand up for a coward.ā€

Chassidy Saunders was killed during a shooting on Jan. 16 in Miami. (Family photo)

Chassidyā€™s father and mother took turns holding Chassidyā€™s brother who they said regularly asks about what happened to his sister.

ā€œWe go through days, sit at the table and eat, have to hear my youngest child ask me, ā€˜How did Chassidy die? When is she coming back? Where is she? How is she doing?ā€™ That hurts,ā€ said Charles Saunders, Chassidyā€™s father.

Chassidyā€™s family, Fernandez Rundle and Acevedo asked anyone with information about the fatal shooting to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

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