DAYTON — There is now a $10,000 reward for information that leads police to whoever killed a 12-year-old girl while she was sleeping in her bed last week.
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Isabellas Amor-Carlos was shot and killed while she was asleep in her bed inside her home on W. Fairview Avenue not long after midnight on Friday.
The home, as well as at least one other neighboring house, was hit by gunfire from the street. Police found over 30 rifle shell casings at the scene and said there appeared to be two shooters.
On Tuesday, a $10,000 cash reward was announced. It’s being offered by Miami Valley Crime Stoppers for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the two shooters that police believe opened fire on the homes.
Police want the community’s help to track down the people who fired these shots. Officers believe while the people in the home were not the target, they do think the home itself may have been the target.
“We do believe people in the community know who did it and we ask them to come forward on this case,” Major Brian Johns, of Dayton Police, said. “A 12-year-old girl was shot and killed in her bed and that’s just something we can’t stand for.”
As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, the violence is upsetting to Dayton Mayor Jeffrey Mims, Jr.
“You know, I’d like to scream at the top of my lungs and tell people to just stop it,” Mims said.
Mims said the community needs to be careful not to become callous about shooting deaths, especially involving young people. He’s working to bring a gun violence reduction program to the city.
“Keeping our youngest citizens safe is a clear paramount as far as our goals are concerned,” Mims said.
Police have pointed out that 10 people aged 18 and under have died gun-related deaths this year. It makes up more than a third of the city’s homicides this year and it’s leading to great loss for the community and especially the victims’ families.
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