Crime

15-year-old girl dies in apparent homicide in Lowell

A family member called police Friday evening after finding her body in an apartment on Lowell Street, officials said.

By Emily Spatz

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Police are investigating the apparent homicide of a 15-year-old girl in Lowell after she was found in an apartment with multiple gunshot wounds. 

Lowell police received a 911 call from a family member of the victim at about 6 p.m. Friday notifying them that her body was found inside a Lowell Street apartment, according to a statement released Saturday by the Middlesex District Attorney’s office. 

The family member reported that there were traumatic injuries to the victim’s body. When police arrived, they found her suffering from gunshot wounds. Multiple shell casings were also found on scene, the D.A.’s office said. 

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Investigators obtained a search warrant for the apartment Friday night. The investigation is currently “very active,” according to the D.A.’s office. 

The death is being investigated by the Middlesex D.A.’s office, Lowell police, and State Police. 

Though the victim has not been identified by officials, The Lowell Sun reported that loved ones identified her as Ahliana Dickey. She was a student at Lowell Public Schools and set to graduate from eighth grade the day she was found dead, her father told the Sun. 

Dickey’s family gathered Saturday afternoon in her memory, remembering her as “full of life” and “a beautiful soul,” according to reporting by the Sun. 

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