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Brandoniya Bennett, 9, was on her couch after getting her nails done in preparation for the first day of school when shots rang out in the Roseland Townhomes in Dallas.
Simmons and the intended target “consider themselves rappers and used social media to disparage the other,” Dallas police allege.
Simmons turned himself in at the Dallas County Jail Wednesday night, say Dallas Police.
He was charged with capital murder and could face the death penalty. It was not immediately clear if he has entered a plea or retained an attorney to speak on his behalf.
Tyrese Simmons, 19, of Texas.Dallas County Sheriff’s Office/ AP
Now the child’s family is left to grapple with her senseless death.
Described as full of life and love,Brandoniya was about to become a fourth-grader when she was killed, ABC affiliate WFAA reports.
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“She was so excited,” her grandmother, Tonya Elder, told WFAA. “She said, ‘I’m going to be in the fourth grade.’ She was ready to go.”
Elder told WFAA she begged her granddaughter to wake up.
“I said Niya, ‘Get up. Get up for granny one more time.'”
In between sobs, she said, “She was the sweetest thing.”
The little girl’s murder has also left the community reeling.
Dallas police are asking that anyone with information about this incident to contact Detective Morgan with the Dallas Police Department Homicide Unit at (214) 671-3630, or jake.morgan@dallascityhall.com. Please reference case #164774-2019.
Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for information called into Crime Stoppers that leads to the arrest and indictment for this felony offense and other felony offenses. Call Crime Stoppers at 214-373-TIPS (8477), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
A GoFundMe pagehas been set up to help the family with funeral expenses.
source: people.com
