Mattie Lou Jones: 73-year-old Florida grandmom killed in Thanksgiving triple shooting while watching TV

Mattie Lou Jones: 73-year-old Florida grandmom killed in Thanksgiving triple shooting while watching TV
A grandmother was shot and killed in a triple shooting on Thanksgiving night in Stuart, Florida (Stuart Police Department)

STUART, FLORIDA: A 73-year-old grandmother, identified by the family as Mattie Lou Jones was killed in a triple shooting on Thanksgiving day as she watched TV in her recliner. Police said the shooting occurred around 7.40 pm on Thursday evening in Stuart. Jones, a report said, was a former cook and mother-of-eight. The fatal gunshot passed through Jones' window and struck her in the face, according to Jones' granddaughter.

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The police said that two more people were critically injured. As per the witnesses, two groups of young people were exchanging gunfire in the street at the time of the shooting which the family couldn't identify since being unknown. Jones was pronounced dead on their arrival at the hospital, reported WPBF.