Heart of Milwaukee girl shot in head is donated

MILWAUKEE - A spokesman for the family of a 5-year-old girl who was killed while sitting on her grandfather's lap says the family has donated her heart.

The family and police held a news conference Saturday to urge the community to help find the people who shot at the home where Laylah Petersen was staying in Milwaukee, hitting her in the head Thursday.

Full story: WJFW

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