The parents of an 8-year-old Atlanta girl slain near the site of an earlier police killing pleaded for the public to help find whoever was responsible as their lawyers announced more reward money.
In an emotional news conference Monday, the family’s lawyers announced an “all-hands-on-deck” effort that will include canvassing several neighborhoods Tuesday to seek clues in the slaying of Secoriea Turner. They’ve also set up a new hotline for tips that will be staffed by law students with help from lawyers who are volunteering their time.
“Please don’t use the word snitch,” the girl’s father, Secoriey Williamson, said Monday, addressing anyone who might have leads. “If you come forward, you will not be labeled as a snitch, you will be labeled as a hero.”
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