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"It Just Breaks My Heart," Community In Mourning Following Death Of Mary Moore Elementary School Fifth Grader

The school shared she "was a wonderful student who loved to sing so much that she joined the choir and never missed practice."

(CBS Texas)

December 16, 2023

ARLINGTON - The Arlington community is mourning the loss of Liyah-Grace Holsey, 10, who was hit and killed by two drivers in a busy intersection. Police said she was walking home from school, which is about half a mile away from the intersection.

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Liyah-Grace was a 5th grader at Mary Moore Elementary. The school shared she "was a wonderful student who loved to sing so much that she joined the choir and never missed practice."

Police said she was walking home after school and crossed the busy intersection at Sublette Road and Park Springs Boulevard. That's when police Liyah was hit and killed by two drivers who had the green light. Police said the drivers stopped at the scene, cooperated with police, and are not facing charges right now.

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