Four children left behind after homicide-suicide, family asks for your help

INDIANAPOLIS — A mom’s plea to younger ladies in her group:

“If a person gonna let you know they gonna kill you, imagine ‘em. Get away from them. Don’t undergo what I’m going by.”

De’Janelle Gaines was killed on Dec. 19. Tayveon Ward shot himself in the identical incident. The coroner dominated the capturing a homicide-suicide.

Tanya Myles says her daughter was a home violence sufferer.

In response to a Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention survey, 42.5% of Hoosier ladies and 27.9% of Hoosier males expertise intimate associate bodily or sexual violence and/or stalking of their lifetimes.

“They’re gonna be traumatized behind this. They seen it. They was there. I wanna get assist for my grandkids too, as a result of they’re gonna want it. We’re additionally gonna want it as a result of this hit us onerous,” Myles mentioned.

Gaines simply turned 24 in November.

She was enrolled within the Upward Certain Program at Indiana College Bloomington and had desires of being a pediatric nurse.

Gaines leaves behind 4 youngsters: a 5, three, two and one-year outdated.

Within the aftermath of this tragedy, Myles will now play mother and Grandma to Gaines’ youngsters.

She says she’s at a loss for afford the extra bills of elevating 4 extra youngsters.

“You understand, a greater dwelling state of affairs, too. I obtained extra children now and I’m undoubtedly gonna want a much bigger house to boost my grandkids,” she mentioned.

She’s asking for the group’s assist and assist at the moment.

In case you’d like to assist the household, you could find a hyperlink to their GoFundMe right here.

In case you or somebody you recognize is a victims of home violence, you may name the next numbers:

Nationwide Home Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
1-800-787-3224 (TTY)

An IMPD spokesperson tells WRTV the murder investigation continues to be energetic and ongoing.

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