Rayauna Hill, 17, was fatally shot early Saturday in Raytown's Sarah Colman-Livengood Park.Raytown police said when officers arrived about 12:30 a.m. people at the park were rendering first aid to Rayauna. She was taken to a nearby hospital where she later died. “We still can't believe it," said Hill’s grandfather, Chester Hill.Hill said Rayauna was a Raytown South High School student-athlete, with her sights set on owning her own business. Her energy around his home is something he said he will miss the most. "I'll miss that smile, you know? That smile just melted me, you know? I would just give in," Chester Hill said.He said his focus now is on working to stop the violence in his own neighborhood so something like this never happens again."We need more mentors for these kids some of them don't have a family," Chester Hill said. "All young people, we need to save them."No arrests have been made. Witnesses said two people were seen running from the park after the shooting.
RAYTOWN, Mo. —
Rayauna Hill, 17, was fatally shot early Saturday in Raytown's Sarah Colman-Livengood Park.
Raytown police said when officers arrived about 12:30 a.m. people at the park were rendering first aid to Rayauna. She was taken to a nearby hospital where she later died.
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“We still can't believe it," said Hill’s grandfather, Chester Hill.
Hill said Rayauna was a Raytown South High School student-athlete, with her sights set on owning her own business.
Her energy around his home is something he said he will miss the most.
"I'll miss that smile, you know? That smile just melted me, you know? I would just give in," Chester Hill said.
He said his focus now is on working to stop the violence in his own neighborhood so something like this never happens again.
"We need more mentors for these kids some of them don't have a family," Chester Hill said. "All young people, we need to save them."
No arrests have been made. Witnesses said two people were seen running from the park after the shooting.
