{"id":9507,"date":"2025-04-10T12:58:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T12:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/?p=9507"},"modified":"2025-04-10T12:58:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T12:58:59","slug":"father-opens-up-after-tragic-loss-of-last-surviving-daughter-in-horrific-murder-suicide-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/?p=9507","title":{"rendered":"Father Opens Up After Tragic Loss of Last Surviving Daughter in Horrific Murder-Suicide Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

The girls\u2019 mother, 32-year-old\u00a0Tranyelle Harshman<\/a>, called 911. Then committed the unthinkable act of shooting her children before turning the gun on herself. Olivia\u2019s sisters and Harshman died at the scene, but Olivia survived. Doctors rushed her to a local hospital before medical teams airlifted her to a specialized facility. For five days, this little fighter clung to life as medical professionals battled to save her. Meanwhile, her family held a heartbreaking vigil, praying for a miracle. That miracle never came.<\/p>\n

Now facing the\u00a0loss<\/a>\u00a0of two daughters, Quinn Blackmer poured his anguish into a raw Facebook statement.\u00a0\u201cThe amount of devastation we feel and are going through is so much,<\/em>\u201d he wrote. \u201cPlease give all families involved our time and space during this extremely difficult time in our life.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Despite his grief, Blackmer expressed gratitude for the outpouring of support.\u00a0\u201cFrom the bottom of our hearts, we want to thank every single person that has donated and prayed and fasted for us and our family and our beautiful Olivia,<\/em>\u201d he continued. \u201cYour kindness and generosity have been so much, and we just ask that you continue to pray and keep us all in your thoughts.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

Tiny Fragments of Peace<\/h2>\n
\"\"
Image Credit: Tranyelle Harshman | Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How does one find peace amid such loss? Blackmer clings to a fragile comfort: \u201cThe peace I find is knowing that my babies don\u2019t have to be apart from each other, and they can also be with their other sisters.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0His words reveal the struggle parents face when grasping for meaning in a senseless tragedy, seeking even the smallest solace to endure unbearable pain in the wake of the\u00a0murder-suicide\u00a0that shattered their family.
\nIn a prior interview with KTVQ, Blackmer admitted conflicted feelings toward Harshman.\u00a0\u201cFurious,<\/em>\u201d he said, \u201cbut I\u2019m trying my hardest to bury that for a while and to focus on the now, because that anger isn\u2019t going to bring my child back.<\/em>\u201d His statement underscores a father navigating grief, anger, and the crushing demands of funeral planning.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The girls\u2019 mother, 32-year-old\u00a0Tranyelle Harshman, called 911. Then committed the unthinkable act of shooting her children before turning the gun on herself. Olivia\u2019s sisters and Harshman died… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nFather Opens Up After Tragic Loss of Last Surviving Daughter in Horrific Murder-Suicide Incident - AmericanNews<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/?p=9507\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Father Opens Up After Tragic Loss of Last Surviving Daughter in Horrific Murder-Suicide Incident - AmericanNews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The girls\u2019 mother, 32-year-old\u00a0Tranyelle Harshman, called 911. Then committed the unthinkable act of shooting her children before turning the gun on herself. Olivia\u2019s sisters and Harshman died...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/?p=9507\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"AmericanNews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-10T12:58:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/490066731_122256329162026022_285459140045922595_n.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"750\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/?p=9507#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/?p=9507\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7891c536e612eec49de749733484b5fe\"},\"headline\":\"Father Opens Up After Tragic Loss of Last Surviving Daughter in Horrific Murder-Suicide Incident\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-10T12:58:59+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/?p=9507\"},\"wordCount\":354,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/?p=9507#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/490066731_122256329162026022_285459140045922595_n.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/?p=9507\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/?p=9507\",\"name\":\"Father Opens Up After Tragic Loss of Last Surviving Daughter in Horrific Murder-Suicide Incident - AmericanNews\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/?p=9507#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/?p=9507#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/490066731_122256329162026022_285459140045922595_n.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-10T12:58:59+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7891c536e612eec49de749733484b5fe\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/?p=9507#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/?p=9507\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/?p=9507#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/490066731_122256329162026022_285459140045922595_n.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/490066731_122256329162026022_285459140045922595_n.jpg\",\"width\":600,\"height\":750},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/?p=9507#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Father Opens Up After Tragic Loss of Last Surviving Daughter in Horrific Murder-Suicide Incident\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"AmericanNews\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7891c536e612eec49de749733484b5fe\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8519b27b90cb89d4b6d29a066e9ebd0f073f45f302cb4093e9e833eb6ed6934b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8519b27b90cb89d4b6d29a066e9ebd0f073f45f302cb4093e9e833eb6ed6934b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8519b27b90cb89d4b6d29a066e9ebd0f073f45f302cb4093e9e833eb6ed6934b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shareinfo24.com\\\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Father Opens Up After Tragic Loss of Last Surviving Daughter in Horrific Murder-Suicide Incident - AmericanNews","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/?p=9507","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Father Opens Up After Tragic Loss of Last Surviving Daughter in Horrific Murder-Suicide Incident - AmericanNews","og_description":"The girls\u2019 mother, 32-year-old\u00a0Tranyelle Harshman, called 911. Then committed the unthinkable act of shooting her children before turning the gun on herself. Olivia\u2019s sisters and Harshman died...","og_url":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/?p=9507","og_site_name":"AmericanNews","article_published_time":"2025-04-10T12:58:59+00:00","og_image":[{"width":600,"height":750,"url":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/490066731_122256329162026022_285459140045922595_n.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/?p=9507#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/?p=9507"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7891c536e612eec49de749733484b5fe"},"headline":"Father Opens Up After Tragic Loss of Last Surviving Daughter in Horrific Murder-Suicide Incident","datePublished":"2025-04-10T12:58:59+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/?p=9507"},"wordCount":354,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/?p=9507#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/490066731_122256329162026022_285459140045922595_n.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/?p=9507","url":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/?p=9507","name":"Father Opens Up After Tragic Loss of Last Surviving Daughter in Horrific Murder-Suicide Incident - AmericanNews","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/?p=9507#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/?p=9507#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/490066731_122256329162026022_285459140045922595_n.jpg","datePublished":"2025-04-10T12:58:59+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7891c536e612eec49de749733484b5fe"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/?p=9507#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/?p=9507"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/?p=9507#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/490066731_122256329162026022_285459140045922595_n.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/490066731_122256329162026022_285459140045922595_n.jpg","width":600,"height":750},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/?p=9507#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Father Opens Up After Tragic Loss of Last Surviving Daughter in Horrific Murder-Suicide Incident"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/","name":"AmericanNews","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7891c536e612eec49de749733484b5fe","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8519b27b90cb89d4b6d29a066e9ebd0f073f45f302cb4093e9e833eb6ed6934b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8519b27b90cb89d4b6d29a066e9ebd0f073f45f302cb4093e9e833eb6ed6934b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8519b27b90cb89d4b6d29a066e9ebd0f073f45f302cb4093e9e833eb6ed6934b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"url":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9507"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9509,"href":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9507\/revisions\/9509"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}