A devastated father spoke of his heartbreak over losing his 7-year-old daughter after her mom shot and killed his other daughter and her two daughters from a new relationship in what the police determined to be a murder-suicide.
Olivia Blackmer, 7, passed away after undergoing a brain surgery and spending five days at the hospital following the shooting that took place in the family home in Wyoming.
Olivia’s three sisters, Brailey, 9, Brooke, nearly 3, and Jordan, 2, died at the scene while she fought for her life, but sadly, didn’t make it.
In a crowd funder post, Olivia’s family wrote that she “fought so, so hard up til the last minute.”
Olivia is with her sisters now,” the family shared in a heartfelt statement.
They revealed that Olivia’s body and mind had endured immense suffering. While medication provided some relief, medical interventions eventually reached their limits, and her condition only worsened.
On the tragic day, 32-year-old Tranyelle Harshman called the police to report the shooting inside the family home, according to the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities stated that Harshman disclosed what had happened to her daughters and admitted she intended to do the same to herself, providing the locations of each child within the house.
When officers arrived, Harshman was still responsive but succumbed to her injuries a day later, on February 11, at the hospital.
According to her husband, Cliff, Harshman wasn’t “a monster,” but she suffered from mental health issues, including PTSD and postpartum depression. Conditions she was receiving treatment for.
Olivia and Brailey’s father, Quinn Blackmer, expressed his sorrow over the devastating loss of his two daughters whose mom shot.
“The amount of devastation we feel and are going through is so much,” he wrote, saying he finds ‘peace’ in “knowing that my babies don’t have to be apart from each other and they can also be with their other sisters.”
He thanked those who contributed to the GoFundMe page and added: “From the bottom of our hearts we want to thank every single person that has donated and prayed and fasted for us and our family and our beautiful Olivia.
“Your kindness and generosity has been so much and we just ask that you continue to pray and keep us all in your thoughts.”
We are so very sorry for this devastating loss.
Our thoughts and prayers go to the grieving families.
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