CONWAY — The Mount Washington Valley community is rallying to help the family of a young woman who was shot last Friday at River Turn Apartments in Conway.
Alexis Leach, 23. leaves behind the 2-year-old son she shared with the 24-year-old man charged with manslaughter in connection with her shooting. Leach and MacLeod lived together and were reportedly an engaged couple.
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