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Ellie Neeley was 10 when she was shot and killed inside her Hazel Crest, Illinois, home on July 2, 2016. Officers answered a shots-fired call about 2:21 a.m. and found Ellie, her father Dionus Neely, 39, and her 3-year-old sister India Neely in the living room with multiple gunshot wounds. All three were taken to local hospitals and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Police described the killings as a targeted attack and ruled out murder-suicide, saying the offender was not random. Seven people were in the house at the time, including Dionus Neely’s former girlfriend and her children, who were unharmed. Authorities noted Dionus Neely’s extensive criminal record and said he may have been the primary target, but no motive has been disclosed and no arrests have been announced.

The Hazel Crest Police Department and the Cook County Sheriff’s Office have canvassed the neighborhood and appealed for witnesses. If anyone was in or near the area that night or has information about who might have carried out this attack, please come forward.