Police Arrest Juvenile In Connection With Lily Peters' Death

CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI — A juvenile was arrested Tuesday in connection with Lily Peters' death, Chippewa Falls police announced. The 10-year-old girl's body was found in a wooded area near a walking trail in the western Wisconsin city, authorities said.

There's no danger to the public, Police Chief Matthew Kelm said in a news conference Tuesday.

The juvenile and Peters knew each other, he added.

Peters' body was found in a wooded area near the Duncan Creek Trail on Monday after a 13-hour search.

Officers searched the inside of a house at 422 N. Grove St. and collected evidence on Tuesday, Kelm said. Community members gave over 200 tips to the police department, the chief added.

The girl didn't return after a trip to her aunt's house around 9 p.m. Sunday, her father told police. Peters' body was found around 9:15 a.m., the police chief said.

A bicycle that belonged to Peters was in the woods near her aunt's house, and police searched the wooded area and went door to door.

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