Sister, Sister stars Tia and Tamera Mowry have confirmed that their niece Alaina has tragically lost her life in the Thousand Oaks shooting.
A gunman opened fire inside a bar in the Thousand Oaks area on Wednesday night. 13 lives were claimed in the shooting, including the actresses’ niece.
The 28-year-old gunman Ian David Long was also found dead at the scene.
The sisters took to Instagram to pay tribute to their darling relative: “Alaina. My sweet, sweet Alaina. My heart breaks. I’m still in disbelief,” Tamera wrote.
“It’s not fair how you were taken and how soon you were taken from us. I was blessed to know you ever since you were 5. You stole my heart. I will miss our inside jokes, us serenading at the piano,” the grief-stricken aunty continued.
“Thank you for being patient with me learning how to braid your hair, and I will never forget our duet singing the national anthem at Napa’s soccer game,” she added.
The mum added: “I love you. I love you. I love you. You are gonna make one gorgeous angel. My heart and prayers are with every victim of this tragedy.”
Tia shared a simple but poignant post on her account. She posted a beautiful photo of her niece and wrote: “Our sweet Alaina. We are broken. Our hearts are broken. We love you.”
We can't even begin to imagine how the family are feeling right now. What an utter tragedy.
