SAN ANTONIO | Thu 8 December 2011 11: 40 EST are
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - a 12-year-old girl during a stalemate in a Texas food sales office shot was their died wounds late Wednesday night by the mother, officials said Thursday.
Ramie grimmer had a Facebook message "can die 2today" booked on Monday after her mother, Rachelle grimmer, 38, maintainer hostage in the Office of Texas Department of human services in the Rio Grande city Laredo in a quarrel her denial of food stamp benefits taken over.
Rachelle grimmer published the supervisor, but after a seven-hour standoff, police say they shot ramie and ten-year-old son Timothy grimmer, and then killed himself.
Timothy remains in a very critical condition in a hospital in San Antonio after Mary Walker, spokeswoman for child of protective services.
State and local officials Rachelle grimmer of a troubled woman said walking with their children from place of residence, place of residence after moving to Texas from Zanesville, Ohio in March.
At one point the three in a tent on the beach near the city of Corpus Christi lived. Neighbors in Laredo, that no place said that the children were often seen begging for food during the life in a crumbling recreational vehicle to to cook food.
Officials said that Texas child of protective services has been asked to search while they lived on the beach, in the status of children but found that there were no signs of abuse or neglect and closed the case.
Laredo police said that living Grimmers in at least four different places during their short time in the city.
Officials try to determine how a family with such obvious need through the cracks of society safety net, could fall, said Stephanie Goodman, spokeswoman for the Department of human services.
"It's all what we otherwise would have?" she asked. "Maybe we need a better job of public awareness, communication to do a better job." "Assume not simply that everyone knows how desperate is your situation."
Grimmer said she first sought food stamp benefits in July, but State officials were unable to reach them, and the case was finally closed for lack of sufficient information. Goodman, said knowledge, never any advantages received Grimmers from the State, despite their precarious situation.
Private foundations in the Laredo area said that the Grimmers although there are a number of religious and civic organizations in the border town of 236,000, which is never requested, support to the poorest in the nation.
Walker said the surviving child, Timothy, remains in the hospital for some time, and then is expected to be in the custody of a related be released. It is not from the State of custody of the child.
(Editing by Greg McCune)
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