The seven-year-old girl was shot in the head by her mother during a murder-suicide that killed her sister.
Olivia Blackmer passed away Saturday afternoon at Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City.
“Olivia is with her sisters now,” Katelynn Beatty wrote in a Sunday update to her fundraiser page. “She won the Angel Wings yesterday at 3:44pm.”
“She fought so hard until the last moment! Her body and her brain went through so much, and the medicine helped, but we were exhausted from medical options and she was so exhausted. I reached a point where my body continued to get worse,” Beatty added.
“She continued fighting through it until her heart stopped. We were able to spend precious time with our sweet baby girl over the past five days, so long as she was able to spend precious time with our sweet baby girl. I'm grateful for that.”
Olivia was shot in the head in a murder-suicide runaway when her mother, Traniel Hirschman, 32, killed her 9-year-old sister Braley, and was shot in the head on February 10 at her family's home in Byron, Wyoming. Her two-year-old twin step-sisters Brooke and Jordan before turning the gun on their own.
The seven-year-old was airlifted to Utah Children's Hospital, undergoes emergency brain surgery, and then “sedated badly” for days until her death.
“We appreciate your prayers and support for our family. We are in a rough place with the tragic passage of both daughters. We take our time as a family. , I was sad before letting the world know, stayed in that moment, but I was grateful for everything you did and wanted to let you know everything,” Beatty wrote.
“Olivia and Braylee know how much they were loved by all of us! This will be extremely difficult. We will continue to make our family yours while finding ways to grieve this horrible tragedy every day. Keep it in prayer.”
Olivia and Braley's father, Quinn Blackmer, also shared news of her death Facebook Sunday We also thanked “all who donated, prayed, and fasted to us, our family and our beautiful Olivia.”
“The peace I found is knowing that my babies don't have to be separated from each other and that they can be with other sisters,” he writes.
“I don't even hate having to post this part. I don't click on the links that random people post because random people have no connection to us and may be potentially malicious. Please do it.”
The family is still arranging a funeral for a 7-year-old.
Afflicted with her mental health and suffering from postpartum depression and PTSD, Hirschman called 911 and told the dispatcher where to find her child's body before shooting herself dead.
When officers arrived at the scene, Hirschman was found alive. She later passed away at Billings Hospital.
The brothers divided their lives between Byron, Wyoming, where they stayed with their mother and stepfather.
Olivia and her sister Braley were incredibly close, a family friend said.
Brooke and Jordan's grieving father, Cliff Hirschman; He told KTVQ On Thursday, the overwhelming loss was “more than I can understand.”
“I'm so mad. I don't even know how to explain this to you. My heartbroken dad shared it and I'm so mad at what she did.
If you are suffering from the thought of suicide, or have experienced a mental health crisis and live in New York City, you can call 1-888-NYC-Well for free confidential crisis counseling. If you live outside of the five districts, you can dial the National Suicide Prevention Hotline 24/7 at 988; siadypreventionlifeline.org.
