WPBN: An unidentified suspect fired “celebratory gunfire” into the air early on New Year’s Day, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department, which made the announcement on Wednesday. The “celebratory gunfire” struck and killed a young girl in Florida who was ten years old.
It was roughly 12:04 a.m. on January 1 when the girl, who has been identified as Yaneliz Munguia, passed away, according to the police. In the vicinity of NW 27 Avenue and NW 21 Street in Miami, she passed away.
According to a post that was shared on Facebook, the investigation is being handled as if it were a homicide by the police.
“This heartbreaking incident serves as a devastating reminder that what goes up must come down,” the Miami-Dade Police Department stated. “Bullets fired into the air can take innocent lives.”
It is strongly recommended that anyone who may have information on the case get in touch with Miami-Dade & The Florida Keys Crime Stoppers at the number 305-471-8477.
“If you know of anyone shooting a gun up in the air in the area where Yaneliz Munguia’s death occurred, please give us an anonymous tip,” Miami-Dade & The Florida Keys Crime Stoppers stated. “Our soul aches for Yaneliz’s friends and family who have to start the year with broken hearts.”
Prior to the New Year’s holiday, law enforcement agencies all throughout the United States have issued warnings about the potential risks associated with “celebratory gunfire.”
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While police in Kansas City reminded revelers of a strict Missouri law that punishes such offenses (passed after a child’s death in 2011 that was similar to the one that occurred in Kansas City), police in Austin, Texas, informed residents that bullets can return “at speeds greater than 200 feet per second — a sufficient force to penetrate the human skull and cause serious injury or death,” according to Nexstar’s KXAN.
In an interview, Michele Shanahan DeMoss, whose daughter Blair was killed in 2011 after being struck by a bullet, stated that “celebratory gunfire” is simply not something that one would engage in.
“I hope anybody who’s at a party realizes how stupid it is for somebody to have a gun. If you’re having a party and there’s alcohol, a gun shouldn’t be there anyway,” DeMoss continued.
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