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12-year-old Texas girl posted a chilling message on Facebook that read,
“I think I may die 2day,” and just hours later her mother shot her in
the head. Ramie Marie Grimmer’s prophetic message was written on Monday
just hours after her mother, Rachelle Grimmer, took her and brother
Timothy, 10, hostage along with a human services worker at a state
office in Laredo, Texas, reported MSNBC.
The
standoff came to an unfortunate end later that night when Rachelle shot
both Ramie and her little brother once in the head, then killed
herself. Timothy remains in critical condition at a San Antonio
hospital, where his sister died of her wounds on Wednesday.
The
seven-hour ordeal caught the nation’s attention after it was reported
that Grimmer had gotten upset with the Laredo welfare office because
they denied her food stamps.
After
being taken into a private room by a supervisor to discuss her case,
she pulled a gun and held her hostage. She later let the woman go, and
hostage negotiators and police talked with her all night while she
spilled a slew of complaints against state and federal government
agencies.
At
around 7.50 p.m., Ramie changed the “employer” section of her Facebook
account to “may die 2day.” Later at 10:34 p.m., Ramie posted, “im
bored,” and then 18 minutes later, “ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhahhhhhhhh.”
The
little girl’s final post was 11:28 p.m., and read “tear gas seriasly,”
which is thought to reference the SWAT team that had surrounded the
building attempting to restrain her mom.
As
the drama played out on the social networking site, the children’s
grandmother responded: “I’m here for you guys. no reason to be afraid.”
Tragically, three shots rang out at around 11.45 p.m., and police found the body of Grimmer and her two injured children.
Grandmother
Mary Lee Shepherd claims her daughter-in-law had a history of mental
problems and she and her son, Dale Grimmer had contacted social workers
three times because they were worried she would harm the children..
Update
10-year-old Timothy Grimmer died Thursday evening at a hospital in San Antonio after he was removed from life support.
Their
father, Dale Grimmer, spent time at his son’s bedside Thursday before
consulting with doctors and deciding to remove Timothy from life
support, according to Mary Lee Shepherd, the children’s grandmother.
“He
spent hours with Ramie and finally had to let her go,” Shepherd said.
“He’s just concentrating on saying goodbye to his children.”
The boy’s sister, Ramie, died Wednesday night at the same hospital.
Authorities
say their mother, 38-year-old Rachelle Grimmer, shot the children
Monday night and then killed herself, ending a seven-hour standoff at
the Texas Department of Health and Human Services office in Laredo,
Texas.
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prophetic time
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