BREAKING A juvenile suspect has been arrested after 10-year-old Lily Peters went missing after going to visit an aunt was found dead Monday along a creek trail in Wisconsin.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. -- A juvenile suspect has been arrested after a 10-year-old girl who went missing after going to visit an aunt was found dead Monday along a creek trail in downtown Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
"While nothing will bring back Lily Peters, we are grateful to deliver the news of an arrest to the family," Kelm said.Investigators received over 200 tips from the community, which Kelm said was critical to solving the case.Chippewa Falls Police Chief Matthew Kelm said Lily Peters' death is being pursued as a homicide.
Police used drones and search crews to comb the woods near the Leinenkugel Brewery. Her body was found about 9:15 a.m. Monday. Police said a bicycle believed to be hers was found in the woods a short distance from her aunt's residence near the Duncan Creek walking trail and the brewery's parking lot.
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