Police Arrest Juvenile Suspect in Death of 10-Year-Old Girl

Lily Peters, who was a fourth grader at Parkview Elementary in Chippewa Falls. Courtesy of Chippewa Falls Police Department

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis.—Police investigating the death of a 10-year-old girl in western Wisconsin arrested a juvenile suspect known to the victim, they announced Tuesday evening.

The body of Illiana “Lily” Peters was found Monday morning near a walking trail in Chippewa Falls. Police said her death was a homicide.