Police: Clayton County teen V'ondra Olivaria accidentally shot to death

Nov 19, 2013 - 13:42
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Police: Clayton County teen V'ondra Olivaria accidentally shot to death
Police say a teenager confessed to accidently shooting V'ondra Olivaria, 16, in her Clayton County house on Silverwood Drive on Saturday

A Clayton County high school student was shot to death in her own bedroom. 

Police said a teenager confessed to accidentally shooting V'ondra Olivaria, 16, in her Clayton County house on Silverwood Drive on Saturday. 

Brandon Williams, 17, is facing involuntary manslaughter charges, along with reckless endangerment, and possession of a handgun by a person under 18. 

"She was bubbly. She was loving, caring, givin , unselfish, just the sunshine. She was the sunshine," Yolanda Rincon, the teen's mother, told Channel 2's Rachel Stockman. 

Rincon was home on Saturday night when the shooting happened and remembered hearing a gunshot. 

"He shook my hand and not even five minutes later I heard a gun go off and my baby was gone," Rincon said. 

Brandon Williams, 17, is accused of shooting a Clayton County teenager to death at her home. Police believe the shooting was accidental.

Rincon said another friend brought the teenager to her home and they had never met prior to Saturday night. 

"I am mad at you. I hate you, but at the same breath, I hurt for you because you are somebody's child and I know you realize it now. You can't bring her back and you can't play with life," Rincon said. 

North Clayton High School Principal Derrick Dalton sent a letter home to parents notifying them of the student's death. 

"We are profoundly saddened by her death," Dalton wrote.

There will be grief counselors on hand for students this week. The family said they are having trouble paying for her funeral.

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Mike Gallagher Freelance writer with a passion for travelling