A 27-year-old year Massachusetts woman killed in a shooting is being remembered for her beautiful smile and having “touched the hearts of many.”
At around 11:17 p.m., police arrived at the area of 36 Edson St. in Boston after they received a report of a person shot, Boston police said in a statement.
When police arrived, they found a woman with gunshot wounds and she was taken to the hospital, police said. The woman, identified Wednesday as Pereshah Shear-Yashub, 27, of Taunton, had life-threatening injuries and was later pronounced dead.
“This is something I never wanted to do. Words I never wanted to hear and utter. Pain I never wanted to know or feel. Hurt I never wanted to understand. Endless talks and phone calls I never wanted to end. A soul I never wanted to lose or be apart from. A being I never wanted to let go,” Tekoah Shear wrote on Facebook announcing her sister’s death, calling the 27-year-old “my beautiful sunshine.”
The family held a ballon release and candle lighting where the balloons and candles were green to honor the woman’s favorite color. A funeral was also held Saturday.
“What I would do to hear you tell me you love me again, how beautiful I was and how grateful you were to have such an amazing older sister like me,” Shear wrote. “Your voice, your laugh and that smile were everything. My beautiful sister GIZMO, rest is peace princess”
She said the day of the funeral was “unbearable” but reminded people to always cherish the memories of her sister.
“I just wanted to say this, my beautiful sister was bright. She touched the hearts of many and left so many memories. Cherish all of them. Even if it’s just one,” she wrote.
Many people wrote about the memories they had of the 27-year-old on Facebook. One friend wrote Shear-Yashub always encouraged her to bake, so she made cupcakes and a cake in her honor.
“I made this one special for you and hope you loved it! Thank you for sending signs everyday to show that you will always be close by,” Ephrahti Lafleur wrote.
