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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. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
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.
Sole Survivor of March 31 Mass Shooting in Orange Leaves Hospital
SANTA ANA The only survivor of the March 31 mass shooting in Orange has been released from the hospital to heal at home and mourn the deaths of a son and daughter who were among four people killed in the rampage.
Blanca Ismeralda Tamayo was released from UCI Medical Center on May 5, two bullets still lodged in her head, the Orange County Register reported.
Tamayo is recovering from wounds she suffered in the shooting at the real estate office where she worked. Among the fatally wounded victims were her 9-year-old son, Matthew Farias, and her 28-year-old daughter, Jenevieve Raygoza, who was herself a mother of two young children.
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By - Associated Press - Wednesday, May 5, 2021
ORANGE, Calif. (AP) - The only survivor of a deadly shooting rampage at a Southern California business complex was released from the hospital on Wednesday with a bullet still lodged in her head.
Blanca Tamayo wore a helmet and a T-shirt bearing a photo of her 9-year-old son, Matthew Farias, who died in her arms during the March 31 attack in Orange, southeast of Los Angeles. She underwent surgery at UCI Medical Center.
“I’ve got my family: the father of my boy, my son,” Tamayo said about her other family members. “And they are there to love me and support me, and I am thankful for that.”
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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.