She turned 10 last week. A stray bullet killed her on Jan. 1, Miami-Dade police say

Someone ignoring the annual warnings about firing bullets into the air to celebrate New Year’s Day killed a girl, Miami-Dade police say.

Her name was Yanelis Munuguia. She’s just turned 10 years old on Thursday.

Early investigation says Yanelis “was struck by a stray bullet fired into the air from an unknown location by an unknown subject,” Miami-Dade police said.

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