11-01-2011, 11:36 AM
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Glendale homicide detectives are now investigating the case of missing 5-year-old Jahessye Shockley.
The Arizona Republic reports that within the past week, police assigned a homicide detective as the lead investigator.
Authorities say missing-person and child-crimes detectives continue to probe Jahessye's disappearance.
Police said Monday the girl's mother Jerice Hunter is not a suspect.
Investigators have yet to give Hunter a polygraph test, although they say they are working with the FBI to schedule one.
Jahessye Shockley has been missing since Oct. 11 after police believe she wandered from her apartment in Glendale, outside Phoenix,
The Arizona Republic reports that within the past week, police assigned a homicide detective as the lead investigator.
Authorities say missing-person and child-crimes detectives continue to probe Jahessye's disappearance.
Police said Monday the girl's mother Jerice Hunter is not a suspect.
Investigators have yet to give Hunter a polygraph test, although they say they are working with the FBI to schedule one.
Jahessye Shockley has been missing since Oct. 11 after police believe she wandered from her apartment in Glendale, outside Phoenix,