11-year-old girl shot dead after buying milk at corner store
An 11-year- old girl was walking home after getting milk for her family when she was shot and killed in Syracuse, New York, officials said. An 11-year- old girl was walking home after getting milk for her family when she was shot and killed in Syracuse, New York, officials said. Brexialee Torres-Ortiz was struck by a gunman in a car who was firing at a different person, Syracuse Police Chief Joe Cecile said at a news conference Tuesday, calling it a "true tragedy." Brexialee was at a corner store that was about 100 yards from her apartment, he said. Mourners gather at a makeshift memorial near the intersection of Martin Luther King East and Oakwood Avenue, where 11-year-old Brexialee Torres was killed in a drive-by shooting the night before, in Syracuse, N.Y., Jan. 17, 2023. Ben Cleeton/The New York Times via Redux MORE: 14-year-old girl shoots, kills 11-year-old boy after allegedly aiming at someone else: Police Officers responded to the shooting at about 7:45 p.m. Monday ...