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AVONDALE, Ariz. - Avondale Police are searching for the person who killed a 17-year-old girl in her apartment complex Saturday morning, Nov. 8, near Rancho Santa Fe Boulevard and McDowell Road .

We are learning more about the victim, Rhiana Kemplin, from those close to her.

What they're saying:

Friends describe Kemplin as being as full of life as it gets and someone who was always the person looking to include others.

While the community is focused on the homicide, friends want to focus on Kemplin and the positive light she brought into their lives.

Kemplin was unapologetically herself, according to her friend, Meryssa Perkins.

"She had a big ol' nose gauge," Perkins said. "She was all about 'just be you.' Because at the end of the day, if you're happy, it doesn't ma

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