Tamera Mowry-Housley made a tearful return to "The Real" on Monday as a result of the death of his niece, Alaina Housley, victim of the murder committed in Thousand Oaks on November 7th.

"When Alaina would walk into a room, she would change the atmosphere," said star of "Sister, Sister" about 18-year-old freshman Pepperdine. Mowry-Housley is married to journalist Adam Housley since 2011.

"I met Alain when she was 5 years old and the Housley – we were a group of 10, which meant that every time we were together, we were together," explained the facilitator. "I am very happy to have a beautiful mother, a step-father, a sister-in-law, a brother-in-law, so it's my family, with my close family.

"We all get along and Alaina was my little sister," she continued. "She was my niece of marriage, but she was my friend and sister from the bottom of my heart."

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Mowry-Housley also spoke about what should be done to eliminate these types of tragedies.

"I think it starts from the inside," she said. "Our country – and it's sad to say – but you have to live under a rock to not believe these words: our country is sick, it is sick, it needs to be healed. 39; inside. "

Mowry-Housley and her husband expressed grief in a statement to the US TODAY & HUU confirming the death of Alaina.

"Our heart is broken.We have just learned that our niece Alaina was one of the victims of the Borderline bar shot in Thousand Oaks last night," said the couple through the intermediary of their joint representative, Chantal Artur. "Alaina was an incredible young woman with so much life in front of her, and we are devastated by the fact that her life was shortened in this way.We thank everyone for your prayers and ask for privacy at this time. . "

Since his death, Mowry-Housley has also remembered his dead niece on Instagram.

"My sweet, sweet Alaina, my heart is breaking," she wrote in tribute on November 8th. "I'm still incredulous, it's not fair to see how you were kidnapped and when you were kidnapped."

"You stole my heart," she continued in her message. "We will miss our inner jokes, we will play the piano, thank you for being patient with me to learn how to braid your hair, and I will never forget our duo singing the national anthem at the football match. from Napa, I love you, I love you, I love you. "

In the absence of Mowry-Housley, the week following the shooting, his co-hosts of "Real" paid tribute to Alaina and discussed gun control.

"We do not even have time to cry until the next (shooting) happens," said Loni Love. "This time it affected our family members directly, how do you start to treat something like that?"

Contribute: Anika Reed

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