Grandview, MO (KSHB)—The family of a Grandview teenager has increased a reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in his murder to $100,000.
Damian Norfleet, who just finished eighth grade at Grandview Middle School, was shot and killed in his home around 11:30 p.m. on June 24.
Police are still looking for his shooter.
“My baby just graduated two weeks ago,” Latisha Seaton Norfleet said. “All my son wanted to do was play sports. I just really wish I could get my baby back.”
According to family, 14-year-old Damian was finishing his chores when bullets were fired into his home. He was shot three times and later died.
It was not a drive-by shooting. Family believe the suspect fired the fatal shots from their back porch.
“Imagine seeing your innocent child with bullet wounds,” Damian Norfleet Sr. said. “Trying to save him as much as possible, but you can’t.”
Damian’s parents described him as a helpful brother, who always looked out for his three younger siblings.
His real passion was football. Damian played left tackle and dreamed of playing in the NFL one day.
Now, instead of watching him run summer drills, Damian’s parents are planning his funeral.
“Somebody speak up for my baby,” Latisha said. “Imagine if it was your child. Put your child in my child’s position. You would want someone to speak up for your child. Please, please.”
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Grandview Police Department at 816-316-4985 or the CrimeStoppers TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).
Missing 13-Year-Old Girl Found, Reported Safe
A 13-year-old girl who had gone missing in South Carolina has been found and was reunited safely with her parents on Jan. 24.
Diana Clawson was reported missing on Jan. 23. Family members believe she did not run away. She was found hiding in her home on Jan. 24.
Clawson was last seen at her bus stop in Rock Hill in the morning on Jan. 23. She never got on the bus or made it to her school, Saluda Trail Middle School.
Diana’s mother, Tonya Clawson, reported her daughter missing at 5:30 p.m., according to a Rock Hill Police Department report obtained by The Herald.
Tonya Clawson said that she last saw her daughter at 5:30 a.m. that day. She called the police after arriving home after work and finding her son there but not her daughter. Clawson’s son told her that Diana had been at the bus stop with him in the morning but said that she needed to grab something from their apartment.
She didn’t return and missed the bus.
Tonya Clawson said the school apparently didn’t notice the girl missing as she never received a phone call stating that she was not in class on Jan. 23.
The mother said that she noticed that the key that her daughter uses to lock and unlock her bedroom was gone. She also noticed that her daughter’s room looked like it had been gone through.
Diana’s parents told WCNC that the girl didn’t take anything with her before she went missing and that she had no extra clothes. She also didn’t have her cellphone.
**UPDATE 1:30 p.m., Jan. 24** Student has been found and reunited safely with her parents.HAVE YOU SEEN HER?Saluda…
Rock Hill Schools စာစုတင်ရာတွင် အသုံးပြုမှု ၂၀၁၉၊ ဇန်နဝါရီ ၂၄၊ ကြာသပတေးနေ့
“Call 911, call anybody because we need her home,” Tonya Clawson told WSOC. “We’re worried about her because that’s not like Diana. Diana would never leave home.”
The Rock Hill Schools said in a statement early Jan. 24, “Despite what some may be posting or sharing as ‘official’ information, the student is still missing.”
The school district added, “Detectives and School Resource Officers are assisting in locating her. Please be mindful that sharing inaccurate information can be very damaging in cases such as this when a child is missing.”
“We have Detectives and SRO’s working with the Family and @RockHillSchools in attempting to locate Diana. Please call in if you have any information on her,” added the Rock Hills Police Department.
We have Detectives and SRO’s working with the Family and @RockHillSchools in attempting to locate Diana. Please call in if you have any information on her. https://t.co/iZulT2tIHb
— Rock Hill PD (@rockhillpd) January 24, 2019
At 1.30 p.m. on Jan. 24, the school district informed the public that Clawson has been found and reunited safely with her parents.
**UPDATE 1:30 p.m., 1/24/19** Student has been found and reunited safely with her parents. Thank you @rockhillpd for your assistance today.
— Rock Hill Schools (@RockHillSchools) January 24, 2019
The CNN Wire and NTD reporter Zachary Steiber contributed to this report.
