Family of Laken Riley speaks out for first time since daughter's tragic slaying: 'Will be missed every day'
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The family of Laken Riley, the Augusta University nursing student who was found dead on the campus of University of Georgia, is speaking out.
Laken was an amazing daughter, sister, friend and overall person in general. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
"We wish to thank the public for their prayers and thoughts during this tragic time. We thank the University of GA Police Department, Athens-Clarke County Police Department, the Clarke County District Attorney's Office, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for their quick response, and diligent effort in the investigation and arrest of those individual(s) responsible for our daughter's death," the statement said. She is a native of Massachusetts and is based in Orlando, Florida.
Story tips and ideas can be sent to sarah.rumpf@fox.com and on X: @s_rumpfwhitten.
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