$5k reward offered in search for 15-year-old GA girl’s killer

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Desaray Gilliard, 15, was shot and killed on May 6, now police hope a new reward will lead to new clues.

The Savannah Police Department says someone shot the teenager in Yamacraw Village.

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Police say they found Gilliard with gunshot wounds. She was taken to the hospital where she died.

The department is now offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

Gilliard’s mother started a gofundme to raise money for funeral expenses.

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“Desaray was murdered in cold blood,” Detraya Gilliard wrote on the gofundme page. “She was taken way too soon. She had a life full of goals and dreams ahead of her.”

Anyone with information is asked to call the Savannah Police Department Crime Tip Line at (912) 525-3124 or the Homicide Unit at (912) 651-4362.

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