A 9-year-old and her mother were found tied up and killed inside their home in north St. Louis, Missouri Wednesday afternoon.
Officers with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said a woman was unable to reach her daughter and decided to check on her in the 4200 block of Pleasant Street in the Fairgrounds neighborhood around 3 p.m. Police said she found her 27-year-old daughter and 9-year-old granddaughter tied up to a bed, shot and killed inside.
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Family members said the mother’s name is Terri Bankhead and the daughter is Da’Nilya. They believe this was a targeted incident.
“I’m asking the community to assist the police department in this investigation so that we can hold any and everybody accountable in this tragic situation,” Police Chief John Hayden said.
If you know anything about this incident, you’re asked to call the police department at 314-444-5371 or CrimeStoppers at 866-371-8477.
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