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The only survivor of the mass shooting at an Orange office building in March that left four people, including her 9-year-old son, dead was released Wednesday from the hospital.
Blanca Ismeralda Tamayo was released from UCI Medical Center on Wednesday, two bullets still lodged in her head. Tamayo will be recovering at home from injuries she suffered in the March 31 shooting at the real estate office where she worked. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.
Among the fatally wounded victims were her 9-year-old son, Matthew Farias, and her 28-year-old daughter, Jenevieve Raygoza, herself a mother of two young children.
Mother who survived Orange mass shooting but lost two children leaves hospital
Blanca Ismeralda Tamayo, right, the lone survivor in the Orange mass shooting in March, rests in a wheelchair next to her son Louis Tovar, 25, and her grandchildren Layla, 4, and Theo, 2, after talking with reporters at UCI Medical Center.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
May 5, 2021 6:54 PM PT
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Blanca Tamayo was dying when she arrived at UCI Medical Center. She had been shot in the head and her two children and ex-husband were among the four killed in a mass shooting in Orange five weeks ago.
A team of doctors, surgeons and nurses saved her life and cared for her as she recovered. Now, the sole survivor of the tragedy that unfolded on March 31 was being released.
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The only survivor of the mass shooting at an office building in Orange, California, in March that left four people, including her 9-year-old son, dead was released Wednesday from the hospital.
Blanca Ismeralda Tamayo was released from UCI Medical Center on Wednesday, two bullets still lodged in her head. Tamayo will be recovering at home from injuries she suffered in the March 31 shooting at the real estate office where she worked.
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Among the fatally wounded victims were her 9-year-old son, Matthew Farias, and her 28-year-old daughter, Jenevieve Raygoza, herself a mother of two young children.
Among the fatally wounded victims were her 9-year-old son, Matthew Farias, and her 28-year-old daughter, Jenevieve Raygoza, herself a mother of two young children.
Police responding to the shooting found Tamayo clutching Matthew. She was wearing a T-shirt in memory of Matthew Wednesday as she clutched at her chest and wept when asked about the boy.
“He is an angel of God, she said.
Rafael Farias, Matthew’s father, said the two had a special bond that remained unbroken in their final moments together. A fifth victim was rushed to the hospital and was in critical condition. Beverly White and Jonathan Gonzalez reported on NBC4 News on Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
NBC Universal, Inc.
The only survivor of the mass shooting at an office building in Orange, California, in March that left four people, including her 9-year-old son, dead was released Wednesday from the hospital.
Blanca Ismeralda Tamayo was released from UCI Medical Center on Wednesday, two bullets still lodged in her head. Tamayo will be recovering at home from injuries she suffered in the March 31 shooting at the real estate office where she worked.
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Among the fatally wounded victims were her 9-year-old son, Matthew Farias, and her 28-year-old daughter, Jenevieve Raygoza, herself a mother of two young children.