Family makes emotional plea, seek public’s assistance for woman killed by stray bullet on I-95 in 2020
A South Florida family and Miami Dade homicide investigators are seeking the inhabitants s assistance in identifying a suspect in a fatal shooting on Interstate that claimed a woman s life back in January hoping to end the agonizing uncertainty and bring her killer to justice We deserve to know who did this noted the victim s sister Melanie Gonzalez The family of -year-old Melissa Gonzalez gathered at the Miami-Dade Sheriff s Office Tuesday making a heartfelt plea for justice hoping someone will come forward with answers to help close the painful chapter of not knowing who killed their loved one The victim s mother Sheilla Nu ez was visibly distraught as she urged the residents to come forward with any information they might have You can call the police You can come to me You can call any person please explained Nu ez On Friday January around p m Melissa and her boyfriend were traveling in the southbound lanes of I- in the area of Northwest th Street when she was shot and killed by a stray bullet according to the sheriff s office Loved ones stated Melissa was on the way to the hospital to visit her sick grandfather when the fatal bullet traveled across the highway and hit her in the head To know that something like this happened to her and to not know who did it to not know why it happened it hurts reported Melanie Five years after the shooting and investigators are left with more questions than answers with the only definitive clue being a dark colored sedan which appears to be a BMW A car that s a bus of interest to us It s a carriage that we believe is fleeing the area of where we believe the shots originated from noted Lead Detective Juan Segovia And for the grieving family the heartbreak is still just as palpable She was amazing she didn t deserve this stated Melanie Detectives revealed they ve ruled out the possibility of road rage If you have any information on this crime call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at - -TIPS Remember you can unfailingly remain anonymous and you may be eligible for a reward of up to
