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TUESDAY AND ONE FAMILY LOST THEIR ONLY CHILD. AND NOW THEY’RE TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OUT OF A SENSELESS TRAGEDY. 22 YEAR OLD SIERRA GILLIAM DIED OF AN ACCIDENTAL FENTANYL OVERDOSE. ����vlog MARCUS MCINTOSH EXPLAINS HOW HER PARENTS HAVE TAKEN THE SEARCH FOR JUSTICE INTO THEIR OWN HANDS. MARCUS STACEY AND STEVE, ROBERT AND KALIEF GILLIAM ARE IN PAIN AND THEY ARE TRYING TO FIND CLOSURE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. ONE DRUG DEALER AT A TIME, ROBERT AND KALIEF GILLIAM, ARE MOURNING THE LOSS OF THEIR ONLY CHILD. 22 YEAR OLD SIERRA. SHE DIED TUESDAY, AUGUST 23RD. THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION LOOKED LIKE A ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE OF FENTANYL, THOUGH IN PAIN, FEELING LIKE THEY ARE HOLDING THEIR BREATH. THE GILLIAM’S WANT JUSTICE. TAKE IT TO FACEBOOK. THE FIRST OFFER 10,000, THEN 20,000. NOW $30,000 TO WHOMEVER THEY CAN IDENTIFY BY NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER. THE PERSON WHO SOLD SIERRA THE DRUGS THAT TOOK HER LIFE. IF WE CAN SAVE JUST ONE LIFE OR TAKE ONE DEALER OFF THE STREET OR MAKE AN IMPACT IN SOMEONE’S LIFE TO STOP WHAT’S GOING ON, THEN WE’RE GOING TO DO THAT. MANY OTHER FAMILIES ARE GOING TO SUFFER IF SOMETHING ISN’T DONE. THEY ADMIT THEIR DAUGHTER HAD SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES. THEY WILL LIVE WITH THAT EVERY DAY. THE $30,000 REWARD IS THEIR EFFORT TO PAY IT FORWARD. THIS IS OUR GIFT BACK TO HER. SO THE NEXT FAMILY DOESN’T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS. THE GILLIAM’S MAKE IT CLEAR THIS IS NOT ABOUT REVENGE. IT IS ABOUT LEGAL JUSTICE, A WAY FOR THEM AND OTHERS TO EXHALE FAMILIES ARE TIRED OF LOSING THEIR KIDS. FAMILIES ARE TIRED OF USING THEIR MOTHERS, FATHERS, UNCLES, COUSINS FOR NOW, THE GILLIAM’S HOLD ONTO EACH OTHER AND MEMORIES OF SIERRA. SHE WAS MY HEART, MY SOUL. THEY URGE PEOPLE TO TALK WITH THEIR CHILDREN, LET THEM KNOW THEY ARE LOVED BECAUSE THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THERE WILL BE A TOMORROW. YOU DON’T KNOW THAT ONE DAY THAT THEY’RE NOT GOING TO BE THERE. AND IT DOESN’T MATTER WHETHER THEY HAVE A DRUG ADDICTION OR WHAT THEY’RE INTO, THEY’RE STILL YOUR CHILD. SO TAKE CARE OF THEM. WE REACHED OUT TO DES MOINES POLICE WHO TELL US CASH AWARDS DO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE INFORMATION THAT LEADS TO AN ARREST. THEY ALSO MAY RAISE COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF A CRIME, AND THAT AWARENESS COULD HELP PREVENT OTHERS FROM BEING VICTIMIZED. STACEY MARCUS, THANK YOU. IOWA ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SAYS BACK IN 2011, ONLY 4% OF IOWA’S OVERDOSE DEATHS INVOLVE FENTANYL. BY 2019, THAT NUMBER GREW TO 53% BACK IN JULY. GOVERNOR REYNOLDS LAID OUT HER PLAN TO FIGHT FENTANYL ABUSE IN IOWA. SHE PROMISED A MULTIMEDIA CAMPAIGN TO WARN ABOUT THE DANGERS OF FENTANYL. SHE ALSO URGED PRESIDENT BIDEN TO DO MORE TO SECURE THE US-MEXICO BORDER, WHERE SHE SAYS MANY DRUGS ARE COMING FROM. ATTORNEY GENERAL TOM MILLER IS PUSHING THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO DO MORE TO PREVENT FENTANYL ABUSE IN IOWA, SPECIFICALLY BY LEGALIZE FENTANYL TEST STRIPS. THE STRIPS ALLOW ANYONE TO TEST A SUBSTANCE FOR THIS DEADLY DRUG. IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS DEALING WITH DRUG ADDICTION, HELP IS AVAILABLE. YOU CAN CALL YOUR LIFE IOWA AT