Brave 10-Year-Old Plays ᴅᴇᴀᴅ After Gunman Kills Parents and Sister, Then FaceTimes Grandmother for Help

A quiet evening at home turned into an unimaginable nightmare for one Colorado family when a masked gunman knocked on their apartment door and opened fire, killing both parents and their 6-year-old daughter in a shocking triple homicide.

The lone survivor was the couple’s 10-year-old daughter, who was sH๏τ in the arm but managed to stay alive by playing ᴅᴇᴀᴅ. In a remarkable display of courage and quick thinking, the girl then used her phone to FaceTime her grandmother and whisper the horrifying news that her family had been sH๏τ.

Xavier Davis, 28, has been arrested in connection with the killings of Donyavia Lagway, 29, Gregory Carhee, 35, and their daughter, Harmony Carhee, 6. Authorities say Davis approached the family’s apartment wearing a mask, knocked on the door, and then began shooting.

According to accounts shared by the family, the 10-year-old girl was wounded during the attack but remained motionless on the floor, pretending to be ᴅᴇᴀᴅ as the gunman carried out the shootings. Once the danger had pᴀssed, she reached for her phone and called her grandmother, Manda Lagway, via FaceTime.

“My mom got sH๏τ, my dad got sH๏τ,” the young girl whispered into the phone, as the devastating scene unfolded on the screen.

Manda Lagway, overcome with shock, immediately contacted 911. Emergency responders rushed to the apartment, where they found the girl alive but critically injured. She was transported to a hospital and later stabilized.

The three victims were pronounced ᴅᴇᴀᴅ at the scene. Donyavia Lagway and Gregory Carhee were killed instantly, along with their youngest daughter, Harmony.

Davis was taken into custody the following day. As of now, authorities have not publicly disclosed a clear motive for the shooting, leaving the surviving family members desperate for answers about why their loved ones were targeted.

The surviving 10-year-old girl’s actions have been described by relatives as extraordinary bravery under unimaginable circumstances. Despite being sH๏τ and witnessing the deaths of her parents and sister, she stayed calm enough to seek help and alert authorities.

This tragic case has sent ripples of grief through the community, highlighting both the randomness of violent crime and the remarkable resilience shown by a child in the face of pure horror. Investigators continue to piece together the events leading up to the shooting, while the family mourns the loss of three lives and focuses on the recovery of their young survivor.

The story of the 10-year-old’s courage — playing ᴅᴇᴀᴅ and using FaceTime to call for help — has become a glimmer of hope amid an otherwise devastating tragedy.