Melanie Yates, a 23-year-old wife and mother of two from Zion, Illinois, was tragically killed earlier this month by a stray bullet while she prayed and read stories from the Bible to her baby.
Yates’ mother, Lam Calderon, told WLS-TV the family is leaning on faith amid the unthinkable.
“We have the hope and the assurance that she is in heaven right now with Jesus and one day we will see her again,” the grieving mother said. “That’s what we’re holding onto.”