DESPERATE CRIES
A HEARTBROKEN mom has recalled her daughter's screams for help as she witnessed the shooting deaths of four of her family members.
Shavell Jordan Jones, 23, remains behind bars after allegedly killing his girlfriend, her mother, sister, and young niece.
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Sharice Nesmith, the fifth victim who witnessed the four murders inside the family's Orlando home early on November 4, survived.
"I saw him, and then I realized, what he did, and then he shot me," Nesmith told FOX 35.
"He keeps shooting and shooting. I heard my baby screaming."
Nesmith's mother, Gail Baker, sisters Asha and Shantay, and her four-year-old daughter Janice, were all killed.
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She was shot in the face during the ordeal.
"I felt my jaw broke. I felt it. I was holding myself," she told the outlet.
Nesmith recalled running through the house to escape Jones.
"I saw my baby girl laying down, and I wasn’t thinking," she said.
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"I thought she was still sleeping for some reason."
Nesmith's other two children, ages four and six, also survived the shooting.
"He said mommy are you ok? I was holding my face, holding my jaw. I said stay right here I’ll be back, I’m going to get help," Nesmith said of her interaction with her son during the incident.
She escaped and knocked on neighbors doors until someone helped her, while her surviving two children hid under a blanket for protection.
"My son, he’s so smart. He was able to go hide," Nesmith said.
Nesmith said her sister, Asha, and Jones had been arguing.
Jones was supposed to leave but then began shooting.
Investigators said Jones attempted to shoot himself but survived.
Nesmith said the incident came as a shock.
"He was sweet and the kids loved him. So I don’t know, it surprised me," she said.
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Now, she's tasked with planning funerals for her family members.
"I feel lost without them, honestly. They were always by my side."