Second Child Shot By Mom At Texas Welfare Office Dies
Posted on Dec 09, 2011 @ 09:00AM
By Neil Woulfe - Radar Senior News Director
One day after a 12-year-old girl died after being shot by her mother in a Texas welfare office during a police standoff (The girl predicted her own death that morning on her Facebook page.) her younger brother died from his wounds.
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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Grimmer - who had been living in a rundown trailer park - had asked to speak to a caseworker about why her food stamps application had been rejected and pulled a gun after being taken to a private room to speak.
Police say Grimmer let the nearly two dozen people in the building leave unharmed, but took her two children and the caseworker hostage.
As RadarOnline.com previously reported, as the hostage drama unfolded, Grimmer’s daughter, Ramie, posted a chilling message on Facebook that read, "I think I may die 2day."
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At around 7.50 p.m. Monday , 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.
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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."
Grimmer let the health department worker go unharmed, but after several negotiations with authorities by telephone, around 11:45 p.m., she shot her two children and herself afterwards, police said.
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This is a sad story and yes many people do not have land lines.
Posted Sat, 12/10/2011 - 12:56am
We have money to give to every foreign country and spend billions in wars and our own people who need food stamps get denied. It is outrageous. The people in this country have lost their compassion esp. for hungry kids.
Posted Fri, 12/09/2011 - 4:33pm
This is a shame. All about some f king food stamps. People are hungry and you have Newt Gingrich calling President Obama the food stamp president. I hope he reads this story and chokes. Kids SHOULD NOT BE HUNGRY.
Posted Fri, 12/09/2011 - 1:41pm
Get rid of welfare ,medicare and Social security and let the sick,old and the poor die off for a stronger America.See this is the perfect example they are all looking for a hand out and if they don't get it they lash out.Good bye to bad rubbish.
Posted Fri, 12/09/2011 - 2:19pm
FTW666, when you're one day old & sick, U2 will be applying for Social Security & Medicare. Unless you have guts enough to put a gun to your head... and pull the trigger. I'm betting you won't.
Posted Fri, 12/09/2011 - 9:34pm
Why don't you go live in Iran and see how you do over there since you no longer want to be in America with the old, sick and the poor you jerk.
Posted Fri, 12/09/2011 - 4:38pm
Boo Hoo Freeloaders like these are just a drain on society.Iran?Maybe you should move to a 3rd country with the rest of the freeloaders
Posted Fri, 12/09/2011 - 5:33pm
Who do you want to read this story and choke? Obama or Gingrich? No, children should not be hungry.
Posted Fri, 12/09/2011 - 1:59pm
Gingrich b/c he thinks the President gives out too many food stamps. I would rather my taxes go to feed people who need it rather than giving me a tax break.
Posted Fri, 12/09/2011 - 4:41pm
Sorry,but if you have $$ for cell phones, then you have $$ for food.
Posted Fri, 12/09/2011 - 3:21pm