Laylah Petersen: Laylah Petersen, 5, was shot and killed Thursday when two shooters opened fire on her home shooting her in the head . A five-year-old girl was fatally shot while sitting on her grandfather's lap when two people approached her Milwaukee home and opened fire, according to police, who sought help Friday in finding the shooters. Laylah Petersen was shot in the head when one of a dozen bullets that hit the home came through a wall about 6 p.m. Thursday. Laylah, who was sitting on a couch with her grandfather, died at a hospital. Investigators said there was no clear motive for the shooting and they needed the public's help to find those responsible for the shooting on the city's northwest side. Police said officers had no previous calls to the home, and they don't believe anyone living at the home was specifically targeted. 'We believe that this bullet read, 'To whom it may concern.' And that concerns all of us, and that should concern everybody in our community,' Capt. Aaron Raap said during a news conference Friday. 'If you saw something, say something. If you hear something, say something.' Raap said initial descriptions of the shootings as being 'targeted' referred to the fact that all 12 bullets fired hit the house. Officers found a dozen casings at the scene, and were looking into whether more than one handgun was used. They also were interviewing witnesses and seeking any possible surveillance video. Father: Laylah's father, Robert Petersen, said he was trying to better himself so he could give his children, who were being raised by their grandparents at the time, the life they deserved . Aunt: Amanda Legler, Laylah's aunt, spoke through tears in front of the Milwaukee home and demanded justice for her slain niece . Rapp said in a conference on Friday that investigators are 'vigorously following up on leads' but officials are 'befuddled' as to the motive behind the crime, according to Fox6Now. Police Chief Edward Flynn said two young children were being raised by their grandparents in the house, where people left flowers, toys and other items in a makeshift memorial for the little girl Friday. 'This is a stable, loving, working family in a stable working-class neighborhood where everybody is trying to do the right thing,' Flynn said. Wild Child: Legler said that Laylah was a 'wild child,' 'full of life, and the 'happiest child you'll ever meet' Vigil: A Facebook page indicates that a candlelight vigil will be held for the child Sunday . In an interview with Fox, Laylah's father, Robert Petersen, said his daughter was his 'whole life' and described her as 'the sweetest little girl, so smart and so beautiful.' 'I've never felt this pain in my life,' Petersen said. 'All I've been trying to do is better myself so one day I can take [my children] and give them the life that they deserve.' The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has offered a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case. 'There is no reason conceivable that I can think of that would explain this wanton, violent act,' Flynn told reporters Thursday night. 'We are going to find (the shooters). We are going to arrest them. And they are going to jail.' Shots: Twelve shots burst through the home Thursday at 6pm and one of the bullets pierced a wall then struck the five-year-old in the head . Reward: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has offered a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case of the shooting that took place in the child's Milwaukee home (above) Laylah's aunt Amanda Legler, spoke in front of the home saying that Laylah was a 'wild child' and 'full of life.' 'Just last week we went trick-or-treating and she told me Ti-Ti Manna, I love you more than science,' Lelger told the Journal Sentinel. 'That was just Laylah, she was so bizarre and so cute. She was just the happiest child you'll ever meet.' A Facebook page indicates that a candlelight vigil will be held for the girl on Sunday. Laylah is the third child under age 13 whose death was considered a homicide this year in Milwaukee, Lt. Mark Stanmeyer said. But the city has seen fewer homicides this year than last, 76 compared to 93 at the same time in 2013. At this point last year, four children under 13 had been killed. Memorial: Two young children were being raised by their grandparents in the house, where people left flowers, toys and other items in a makeshift memorial for the little girl Friday .
Laylah Petersen was shot in the head Thursday when two people approached her home and opened fire .
There is no clear motive for the shooting and police are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case .
Investigators are 'befuddled' as to the motive behind the crime and are 'vigorously' following up on leads .
Laylah Petersen: Laylah Petersen, 5, was shot and killed Thursday when two shooters opened fire on her home shooting her in the head . A five-year-old girl was fatally shot while sitting on her grandfather's lap when two people approached her Milwaukee home and opened fire, according to police, who sought help Friday in finding the shooters. Laylah Petersen was shot in the head when one of a dozen bullets that hit the home came through a wall about 6 p.m. Thursday. Laylah, who was sitting on a couch with her grandfather, died at a hospital. Investigators said there was no clear motive for the shooting and they needed the public's help to find those responsible for the shooting on the city's northwest side. Police said officers had no previous calls to the home, and they don't believe anyone living at the home was specifically targeted. 'We believe that this bullet read, 'To whom it may concern.' And that concerns all of us, and that should concern everybody in our community,' Capt. Aaron Raap said during a news conference Friday. 'If you saw something, say something. If you hear something, say something.' Raap said initial descriptions of the shootings as being 'targeted' referred to the fact that all 12 bullets fired hit the house. Officers found a dozen casings at the scene, and were looking into whether more than one handgun was used. They also were interviewing witnesses and seeking any possible surveillance video. Father: Laylah's father, Robert Petersen, said he was trying to better himself so he could give his children, who were being raised by their grandparents at the time, the life they deserved . Aunt: Amanda Legler, Laylah's aunt, spoke through tears in front of the Milwaukee home and demanded justice for her slain niece . Rapp said in a conference on Friday that investigators are 'vigorously following up on leads' but officials are 'befuddled' as to the motive behind the crime, according to Fox6Now. Police Chief Edward Flynn said two young children were being raised by their grandparents in the house, where people left flowers, toys and other items in a makeshift memorial for the little girl Friday. 'This is a stable, loving, working family in a stable working-class neighborhood where everybody is trying to do the right thing,' Flynn said. Wild Child: Legler said that Laylah was a 'wild child,' 'full of life, and the 'happiest child you'll ever meet' Vigil: A Facebook page indicates that a candlelight vigil will be held for the child Sunday . In an interview with Fox, Laylah's father, Robert Petersen, said his daughter was his 'whole life' and described her as 'the sweetest little girl, so smart and so beautiful.' 'I've never felt this pain in my life,' Petersen said. 'All I've been trying to do is better myself so one day I can take [my children] and give them the life that they deserve.' The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has offered a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case. 'There is no reason conceivable that I can think of that would explain this wanton, violent act,' Flynn told reporters Thursday night. 'We are going to find (the shooters). We are going to arrest them. And they are going to jail.' Shots: Twelve shots burst through the home Thursday at 6pm and one of the bullets pierced a wall then struck the five-year-old in the head . Reward: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has offered a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case of the shooting that took place in the child's Milwaukee home (above) Laylah's aunt Amanda Legler, spoke in front of the home saying that Laylah was a 'wild child' and 'full of life.' 'Just last week we went trick-or-treating and she told me Ti-Ti Manna, I love you more than science,' Lelger told the Journal Sentinel. 'That was just Laylah, she was so bizarre and so cute. She was just the happiest child you'll ever meet.' A Facebook page indicates that a candlelight vigil will be held for the girl on Sunday. Laylah is the third child under age 13 whose death was considered a homicide this year in Milwaukee, Lt. Mark Stanmeyer said. But the city has seen fewer homicides this year than last, 76 compared to 93 at the same time in 2013. At this point last year, four children under 13 had been killed. Memorial: Two young children were being raised by their grandparents in the house, where people left flowers, toys and other items in a makeshift memorial for the little girl Friday .
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