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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A 19-year-old woman’s household is speaking retired aft Fort Lauderdale constabulary arrested who they judge is her killer.
Police confirmed Monday that Larry Smith, 19, was arrested Sunday successful transportation with the lawsuit during a postulation stop.
According to authorities, Myrah Zeigler, 19, was fatally changeable extracurricular a Fort Lauderdale Airbnb connected May 19.
Now her household is 1 measurement person to justice.
“It hurts due to the fact that he’s taken my girl – I can’t get my girl back,” Zeigler’s mother, Alacia Ford-Barron, told Local 10 News.
Smith present faces a second-degree execution complaint for Zeigler’s killing.
“If I could person thing to accidental to him – ‘You’re a coward. You are a coward for what you did to my child. You had nary close to instrumentality my child’s life.’” Ford-Barron said.
“I consciousness a consciousness of calmness but not relief. There’s ne'er going to beryllium alleviation without her,” Zeigler’s stepfather, Monte Barron, said.
Zeigler was loved by many. She was a way star, a cheerleader, a dancer, and astatine conscionable 19 years old, she was focused connected a aboriginal successful the aesculapian field, already practicing arsenic a certified nursing assistant.
But successful the aboriginal greeting of May 19, her airy was dimmed.
Police said she was staying astatine an Airbnb connected Southwest 16th Street erstwhile a enactment turned convulsive and deadly.
According to police, it was astir 4:30 a.m. erstwhile a combat got retired of power and gunshots were fired.
Zeigler was recovered lying successful the street. She was rushed to the infirmary but did not survive.
“I would archer her that I was arrogant of her and mommy had nary regrets,” Ford-Barron said.
Her household said they are inactive looking for answers.
“I volition not springiness up,” Ford-Barron said. “It doesn’t halt here.”
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