(PLEASANT GARDEN, N.C.) — Just days before Thanksgiving, tragedy was transformed to hope when two child victims of a murder-suicide in Pleasant Garden, N.C., saved a dozen lives by donating their organs.
Hannaleigh Michelle Suttles, 8, and Zachary Lee Smith, 14, have given others a second chance at life, according to the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office. A third victim may soon be another organ donor.
Carolina Donor Services reported that Zach’s organs saved seven lives, and Hanna’s saved five.
The young organ donors were killed when Mary Ann Holder went on a shooting rampage Sunday, killing five, including both her sons and the niece she was raising. She then turned the gun on herself.
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