Ohio Mom Asks 'How Do You Pick Which Kid to Save' After Daughter, 21, and Son, 20, Both Shot

Mar. 15, 2025

Antwon Grier and Mariana Grier’s mother, LaShawnda Grier.Photo:19 News/YouTube

19 News/YouTube

An Ohio mother is mourning the loss of her two adult children and is focused on getting them “justice” after they were both shot and killed this week.

On Tuesday, Dec. 10, after 7 p.m. local time, both Mariana Grier, 21, and Antwon Grier, 20, were shot when “gunfire erupted within the crowd” of an apartment complex parking lot in Euclid, police told ABC affiliateWEWS.

The siblings later died at a local hospital after suffering gunshot wounds, per the outlet.

The siblings' mother, LaShawnda Grier, told CBS affiliateWOIOthat she was present when her two kids were gunned down. She added that Antwon “died in my arms.”

“As a mother, how do you pick which kid you are trying to save and both of them down?" LaShawnda asked.

“All of us fell at the same time. I got up, my oldest daughter got up and ran up the hill, and I ran down the hill," LaShawnda added. “I saw my son underneath the car, and my other ones fell, and I picked him up, and he was so slumped.”

According toWEWS, surveillance video from the night showed four women gathered in a back lot before the shooting.

LaShawnda told WOIO that the group was waiting at the apartment to apparently confront Mariana, who lived there, as Antwon attempted to de-escalate the situation.

“I know for a fact it was all over a boy,” LaShawnda told the outlet, adding of the group: “They came there to ambush my kids.”

Euclid Police Department vehicle in Ohio.Euclid Police Department/Facebook

Euclid Police Department/Facebook

LaShawnda said that she was almost shot as well and ended up performing CPR on her son before he was pronounced dead.

The Euclid Police Department has since “developed strong leads,” as authorities are investigating the double homicide, per WOIO.

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According to WEWS, police in Garfield Heights reportedly helped detain an 18-year-old woman allegedly involved in the shootings before she was handed over to Euclid police.

An Euclid Police Department spokesperson did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for more information on Saturday, Dec. 14.

“Euclid is doing a wonderful job, a wonderful job, and I applaud them for that,” LaShawnda said. “They know I don’t play about my kids. I’ma get justice for my kids. If it’s every breath that’s in my body, I’ma get it.”

Antwon Grier, Mariana Grier via GoFundMe.GoFundMe

GoFundMe

AGoFundMecampaign has since been launched to cover the costs of funeral expenses and provide financial relief for the family after the deaths of both Antwon and Mariana, citing the “senseless act of violence.”

“Together, they were a beautiful pair whose spirits will forever be missed,” it concludes.

source: people.com