COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The fatal shooting of a 9-year-old girl has remained a mystery for six years.
NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS.
Columbus police named a suspect Thursday and said the public could help detectives put the final pieces together and solve a case that has gone cold.
Kiya Nashae Stewart-Mielke was fatally shot June 15, 2003. She was sleeping in a downstairs room in her Hallidon Avenue home.
Police said the suspect(s) opened fire on the East Side home from outside before fleeing the scene.
CPD investigators named a suspect they said could be responsible.
Jermaine Riley, 28, was named as the suspect Thursday. He was considered a person of interest in the case previously.
Riley currently is serving a 70-year prison sentence for unrelated drug and weapons charges.
CPD asked the public for additional information.
Anyone with information was encouraged to call CPD at 614-645-4545. You also can give an anonymous tip by calling Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS or e-mailing at http://www.stopcrime.org.
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