Mikayla Miller, 16, was found by a jogger at about 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, April 18, one day after she reportedly got into an altercation with some other teenagers. Her mother called for an investigation into the mysterious death, and the district attorney’s office subsequently said that foul play was not suspected. Nearly a month later, with few answers reported to Miller’s family, some relatives began to believe that information was intentionally being withheld from them. On Tuesday (May 4), District Attorney Marian Ryan held a press conference where she denied claims her office turned a blind eye to Miller’s case and addressed rumors regarding her death. According to the D.A. the 16-year-old got into a fight with one male and female in her apartment complex on Saturday, April 17 between 5:17 p.m. and 6:41 p.m. Hopkinton police responded to calls of the altercation and reportedly collected statements from Miller and the girl she fought. At either 9:30 p.m. or 9:45 p.m., Miller’s mother went to bed under the belief that her daughter was home, but the teen’s cellphone shows she walked 1,316 steps right to the place where her body was discovered the following morning. During the press conference, Ryan said that it was too early to claim the teen was killed in a racist attack death and urged many to wait for the autopsy results. Her family and the community still pleading for more information as to the circumstances surrounding her death. “First and foremost, Mikayla Miller, as many of you may have seen, was a beautiful child,” she said. “She was a cherished daughter, a gifted student, a talented athlete, and a loyal friend. Mikayla’s death is an unspeakable tragedy, for her loved ones and for the entire community of Hopkinton. From the beginning of this investigation, our investigators have been fully committed to determining exactly how Mikayla’s precious and promising life ended. Make no mistake, there is no truth to the allegation that we have reached a final conclusion.” #MikaylaMiller 🕊😔 #Hopkinton #Massachusetts www.revolt.tv/2021/5/4/22419869/death-of-mikayla-miller-being-investigated https://www.instagram.com/p/COfoAilgV8Q/?igshid=jq350jzbf5t6
