The mother-of-four k!lled three of her daughters and left the fourth one struggling to survive.
A mother of four shot all four of her daughters, killing three and leaving one fighting for her life, and then shot herself.
Tranyelle Harshman, 32, opened fire on her own children aged 2, 2, 7 and 9 inside their home in Byron, Wyoming, on Monday, Feb. 10, said the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office.
According to the sheriff's office, a woman called 911 to report that her daughters had been shot and that they were dead.
She let dispatchers know that she would be in her upstairs bedroom and had intentions of shooting herself.
According to the sheriff's office, the dispatcher begged the female caller to remain on the phone until the responding officers arrived.
The female caller repeatedly stated that she was unable to do it and that it was too late.
The call was disconnected shortly after.
Upon arrival by police, they discovered that three of the daughters had died.
Harshman and her 7-year-old daughter Olivia were brought to a hospital near them, where they were pronounced dead.
According to a GoFundMe page, her daughter was taken to Billings, Montana and then to Salt Lake City for the closest and best neurology care team.
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One of the de@d daughters with Olivia who is fighting for her life |
Olivia is fighting hard for her life after a severe traumatic brain injury, as stated on the page.
Her condition is critical and the next few days will be crucial for her outcome.
If she manages to overcome this, she and her family will face a long road ahead of them, with numerous unknowns right now. This loss and hurt is beyond comprehension.
According to the page, Brailey was the oldest sibling and the two younger victims were half-sisters.
Their father Quinn and his wife Katelynn Blackmer, who are young and have a one-year-old son, are left behind.
In a small community like this, it's common for everyone to rub shoulders with each other. It's just devastating, Mayor Allen Clark of Byron told MTN News.
My hope is that the family can endure and hopefully have brighter days ahead.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 12, the GoFundMe page for the Blackmers had raised over $42,000.
The event occurred more than a year after a Massachusetts mother was accused of strangling her three children and then attempting to kill herself.
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