A day after a murder investigation was opened following the tragic discovery of a Wisconsin 10-year-old’s physique within the woods, authorities have introduced the arrest of a suspect. At a press convention lasting all of six minutes late Tuesday, Chippewa Falls Police Chief Matthew Kelm stated a juvenile had been arrested in relation to the suspected homicide of Lily Peters “early this night.” Past saying that the person had been “recognized” to Peters, Kelm declined to share further particulars on the arrest, which was made after police acquired over 200 ideas from the general public. He refused to supply the age or gender of the suspect, or whether or not the arrested particular person had been associated to Peters. Kelm did, nevertheless, say that police believed there to be no additional hazard to the general public. “Whereas nothing will carry Lily again, we’re very grateful to carry this information to the household and to the neighborhood,” the chief stated. Peters had been reported lacking Sunday night time by her father after failing to return residence from a go to to her aunt’s home. Her deserted bike, and subsequently her physique, have been discovered on a brush path not removed from the relative’s residence hours later.
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