DeKalb mother calls for change after losing pregnant daughter, 13-year-old son to gun violence

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A Dekalb County mother calls for change after losing two children to gun violence.

Adrienne Rodriguez spoke exclusively to Channel 2′s Tyisha Fernandes about her 20-year-old daughter Shaniya Rodriguez who died in early February as a result of being shot.

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“I’m still expecting her to walk through the door any minute now,” Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez said her daughter was eight months pregnant at the time of the incident. Doctors saved the baby through an emergency C-section. However, the baby is currently in critical condition.

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This isn’t the first time Rodriguez experienced losing a child. In 2014, her son was shot and killed after someone broke into his grandmother’s house. He had just celebrated his 13th birthday.

Now having lost two children, Rodriguez has a message for young people who believe guns are the way to solve their problems.

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“I really truly feel like this newer generation - there is no respect. There’s no respect for elders - there’s no respect for themselves - they’re just built different and heartless and cruel,” Rodriguez said. “It’s ridiculous, like they gotta stop.”

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