Authorities are offering a $25,000 reward for information regarding the incident.
An 8-year-old girl was killed in a drive-by shooting in Florida over the weekend, according to authorities. The Palm Beach Post reported Sunday that a vigil was held in Belle Glade for Ronziyah Atkins, nicknamed Ziyah, who was standing on her front porch when she was hit by a bullet. Members of the community, including classmates, gathered outside Atkins’ home with pink and white balloons to mourn the young girl. Atkins was shot during a drive-by shooting on February 4, the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post. Deputies responded to the scene shortly after 7:15 p.m. in the 500 block of Southeast 1st Street. Thirty children under the age of 11 have been killed by gun violence so far this year, according to the online database Gun Violence Archive. « We will not rest until we find out who is responsible, » the sheriff’s office said, calling the shooting a « SENSELESS homicide.
