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This spring is five years since a tragic series of shootings on the north side of Minneapolis. Three children were hit by stray bullets within weeks of one another.

LaDavionne Garrett Jr, a ten-year-old at the time, was shot and seriously injured on April 30, 2021. On May 15 and May 17, 9-year-old Trinity Ottoson-Smith and 6-year-old Aniya Allen was hit by stray gunfire. Both girls died. Despite a 180-thousand-dollar reward for information leading to arrests, only Ottoson-Smith’s case has been solved.

For years before, Aniya Allen’s grandfather KG Wilson worked to prevent gun violence in the neighborhood and support families who lost their loved ones. He joined Minnesota Now to talk about the toll of Aniya's unsolved killing and how, all these years later, he’s keeping her memory alive. Then, MPR News host Nina Moini talked with Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans about the two open investigations.