Shinise Harvey, 35, is the mother of Paris Harvey, a 12-year-old girl who accidentally shot her 14-year-old cousin, Kuaron Harvey, and then committed suicide while filming on Instagram Live during a birthday celebration.

The incident, which occurred at a house rented by the family to celebrate birthdays, was initially reported by St Louis Police as a murder-suicide. The children’s relatives later described it as a “freak accident.”

The gun is believed to have been brought to the party by Kuaron, but investigators are still looking into who the firearm was registered to. It’s unclear whether law enforcement will charge any adults in charge of the children or their parents.

Harvey claimed she had heard about it from family members but had not seen the video. Before the incident, she said the cousins were ‘trying to be too cool’ by the live streaming from the bathroom of their downtown residence.

Shinise Harvey and the father of Kuaron Harvey are siblings and are mourning the loss of their daughter and sons after the traffic incident. Reports of a murder-suicide have been debunked by relatives, who claim it was a “freak accident.”

Susan Dyson, Paris’ grandmother, said she observed the two cousins’ Instagram Live video together. Paris rushed for the gun after Kuaron got shot in the head, and it may have accidentally gone off, hurting her in the head as well.

According to family members, Paris and Kuaron were very close, calling each other brother and sister and always face timing, rapping, making movies, and performing pranks on each other.

Paris’ aunt, Angel Dyson, also told the newspaper that the cousins pretended to be ‘older than they were.’