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Lilly Garcia, who
was with both parents in their red four-door Dodge truck on the
Interstate-40 highway in Albuquerque on Tuesday afternoon, died
after being rushed to hospital.
The suspect, Tony Torrez, matched the description given by
police and faces charges of murder, aggravated battery with a
deadly weapon, and assault with the intent to commit a violent
felony, police said.
He was being held on a $650,000 cash-only bond.
A Gofundme site set up by the girl's family to help pay for the
girl's funeral included a message apparently posted by her
mother, Veronica, asking for help to find her child's killer.
"I need to catch the individual who took my baby from me, her
Dad and her brother. I beg you, please please please share," the
message read.
Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry called the girl's murder
"senseless".
"The Garcia family is in the thoughts and prayers of our
community and our nation," Berry said in a statement. "Make no
mistake; this act of violence will not go unanswered."
(Additional reporting and writing by Daniel Wallis; Editing by
Louise Ireland)
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