A family gathered in McKeesport on Saturday night to honor an 18-year-old soon-to-be mother who was tragically shot and killed in Clairton a couple of weeks ago.<\/p>\n
Saturday was supposed to be Ja’el Torres’ baby shower, but now it’s a day her family will never forget as they released lanterns into the sky, hoping her name will not be forgotten.<\/p>\n
Just weeks after graduating high school, Torres was preparing for her next chapter, becoming a mother and planning her future.<\/p>\n
“She was very excited; it was her first. I was excited for her,” mother Rackelle Greene said.<\/p>\n
On Washington Avenue in Clairton on July 13, gunfire erupted in an apartment complex, killing both Ja’el and her unborn baby girl, Jae’lani, leaving behind her family.<\/p>\n
“Extremely hard for me and my family and my children,” Greene said.<\/p>\n
It’s a stark contrast from what today was supposed to be: opening gifts and the excitement of welcoming new life, but now, two lives are gone, with family and friends releasing lanterns around her resting place.<\/p>\n
“Ja’el was loved, as you can see,” Tiara Snyder said. “But nobody wants to be here. Nobody wants to have to do this.”<\/p>\n
With no arrests made, now the family’s focus is on justice for the teen.<\/p>\n
“I just hope someone can help out and give us an anonymous tip. Not only us, the detectives,” Snyder said.<\/p>\n
While police have not mentioned much about the investigation, her family confirms Torres’ boyfriend and the father of her child was found shot dead just two days later at a playground in Homestead.<\/p>\n
“We are going to get justice for Ja’el. She was 18, had a pure heart. She had a whole life ahead of her. Her unborn baby, they didn’t deserve this,” aunt Brittnay Gonzales said.<\/p>\n
The family tells KDKA-TV that if anyone has information, please come forward, even anonymously. Anyone who wants to share more information can call the Allegheny County police anonymous tip line.<\/p>\n
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