A 10-year-old Milwaukee girl was shot and killed while sleeping in her bed early Friday morning when an upstairs neighbor accidentally fired a bullet through her ceiling, striking her in the chest, her 14-year-old sister said.
The girl’s sister identified her as Isdennyeliz Ortiz, a student of Milwaukee’s Kagel School who was born in Puerto Rico, played volleyball and loved making YouTube videos.
“She was very happy. She was smiley. She loved the color purple. She wanted to be a YouTuber. She loved animals with all her heart,” said Brandy Ortiz, 14, who spoke on behalf of her mother Friday morning outside their home on the 2100 block of West Orchard Street on Milwaukee’s south side.
The family moved from Puerto Rico seven years ago, Brandy said.